Business Insider spoke to a boom operator about their responsibilities aboard a KC-135 tanker at a base in England.
Logistics, from satellite life extension to in-space assembly, will become common elements of future military operations, according to speakers at the MilSat Symposium here. “The way the space domain ...
Boom operators assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, participate in a Total Force air ...
A KC-46A Pegasus connects with an F-15 Strike Eagle for an aerial refueling test over California in 2018. Three of the Air Force’s newest and most advanced refueling tankers sustained a combined $22 ...
The F-35 (here's what it looks like on the inside) isn't a long-haul aircraft. Its strength is in stealth, situational awareness, and short bursts of firepower, not covering half the globe in a single ...
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The best in the nation. That’s the word from Joint Base Andrews as the U.S. Air Force names the Maintenance Team at Sioux City’s 185th Air Refueling Wing the best of the best. “As ...
Photographs show the boom of a KC-46 Pegasus was ripped off during a mishap while refueling F-22 Raptors last week. (Air Force) A KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker was forced to conduct an emergency ...
The 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee held an open house on Saturday. The public checked out some Air Force planes, including the KC-135 Stratotanker. Another open house will be held on Sunday, ...