Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds of cargo. Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method.

Now, I don't think I could have picked a better aircraft," he said. "I’ve been flying the KC-135 since 2006, and I don't want to do anything else," Gould said. "This particular aircraft is ...

Vilven: And they're flying what we call a racetrack pattern ... He evaluates pilots who have trained on the KC-135 Stratotanker. Vilven: Before we even take off, there is anywhere from two ...

While the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter and Next-Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) tanker are seemingly independent capabilities, their fates became intertwined in the monthslong ...

KC-135 crews have notably begun conducting low-level flying sorties, which would reduce the range at which the aircraft could be detected by hostile radar. Dubbed ‘Angry Kitten Inc 2 Block 2 ...

U.S. Air Force plans have called for moving four more KC-135 tankers by the end of September to Eielson AFB, Alaska under the 168th Wing, and a service ...

48th Flying Training Squadron T-1 instructor pilot, said pilot instructor training was a comfortable and familiar place to be. Before being an instructor, Elmshaeuser flew the KC-135 Stratotanker ...