A boom operator on a KC-135 tanker earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses on recent combat missions, the Air Force confirmed this week, a rare double-award of the military’s top medal for flight.
A US “flying gas station” aircraft vanished from radar after sending a distress signal near Iran. Questions remain over whether it was a technical issue or linked to ongoing regional tensions.
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker has gone missing over Qatar. The plane had issued an emergency distress signal while flying over the Persian Gulf near Iran. The aircraft, which is known as a ‘flying gas ...
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KC-135 Stratotanker: Arctic refueling for NORAD air defense
High above the frozen expanse of the Arctic, where temperatures plunge to -40°F and the magnetic north pole plays havoc with ...
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USAF KC-135 Stratotanker: Fueling F-35s in contested Pacific
In the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, where distances stretch for thousands of miles and threats lurk beneath the radar ...
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