Technical Sergeant at MacDill recognized for heroic actions

The Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial achievement was awarded to a Technical Sergeant on Tuesday at MacDill Air Force ...
AOL

How boom operators aboard the US Air Force's flying gas stations keep their cool doing an 'inherently dangerous' job

Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Introduces KC-46 Tanker Demo Team

The 56th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the first KC-46 air display at an air show in Texas, recently. The 56th ARS from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, made history on Nov. 9, 2024, by introducing ...
The Aviationist

Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega Air Refueling, based in ...
DC Military

Airpower extended: 459th ARW refuels 4th FW

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, conducted an aerial refueling mission in support of the 4th Fighter Wing on April 22. The mission included preflight preparations, ...