The KC-135 Stratotanker, in service since 1956, remains a key US refueling aircraft and supported decades of NASA research ...

The crews from the 92nd Refueling Wing flew KC-135 Stratotankers to refuel the U.S. aircraft taking part in Operation ...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after more than two ...

The six crew members who died in the March 12 crash of an American refueling aircraft participating in Operation Epic Fury had no way to bail out as the plane plunged into the desert. The reason? The ...

Six U.S. service members were killed Thursday, March 12, when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq while conducting a mission in support of Operation Epic Fury. The Pentagon has released the ...

The Pentagon identified the six service members killed when a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. Three of the Air Force airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling ...

The Department of Defense has identified the six U.S. Air Force members who died when their KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. The tragedy occurred during a combat mission in support ...

From left: Captain Seth R. Koval, Captain Curtis Angst and Technical Sergeant Tyler Simmons. The U.S. Air Force has identified the three Ohio Airmen who died when their KC-135 air refueler crashed in ...

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