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A fighter pilot breaks down one of his most dangerous tasks: aerial refueling
Although I had only been in the air for 20 minutes, I was exhausted from the amount of focus it took.
Air Force KC-135 crew locates missing mariners on lone Pacific island
Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG locate three missing mariners on Pikelot Island during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia southwest of Guam, Aug. 2, 2020
‘There are profound problems with the system’ — the Air Force’s desperately-needed tanker replacement is still years away
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus is designed to replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker, but a problem with the new plane’s design will prevent it from doing so until 2023 or 2024.
The Air Force wants to get rid of some of its most well-known aircraft. Here’s what’s on the chopping block
The $207.2 billion total spending in the Air Force's 2021 budget request would part with a number of noteworthy aircraft, including 17 B-1B Lancer bombers and 44 A-10 Thunderbolt ground-attack aircraft
KC-135 carrying middle school girls makes emergency landing at Macdill Air Force Base
The 21 passengers on board the so-called STEAM flight were local middle school students on a flight to promote women in aviation, said Lt. Brandon Hanner, spokesman with the 6th Air Refueling Wing
More problems with Air Force’s new tanker could put the squeeze on the Pentagon’s refueling capabilities, TRANSCOM chief says
Protracted delays on Boeing's new KC-46 tanker could leave the Pentagon with a shortage of refueling capacity, the head of U.S. Transportation Command warned on Tuesday
The Air Force Wants To Keep The KC-135 Flying For 100 Years
A smaller Air Force with aging aircraft plans to fly its KC-135 refueling tankers — eight of which are operated...
An Airman’s Simple Fix For The 60-Year-Old KC-135 Could Save The Air Force A Cool Million
The window behind Tech. Sgt. Shawn Roberge’s computer at Fairchild Air Force Base reveals a shop arranged with metal fabrication...
