Metrea acquires 14 Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers from the French Air and Space Forces for commercial aerial refueling. The deal aims to serve the US and international military market, expanding ...

Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

As an epilogue, Omega Air continues to refuel US aircraft with ex-Japan Airlines and Dutch KC-10 even after the Air Force ...

A new aircraft for MacDill Air Force Base will mean change and investment for the surrounding community. On Tuesday, base ...

Narrator: And Major Emily Kubusek is a KC-135 instructor training the next generation of pilots. Some of the refueling logistics depend on what kind of aircraft are being flown. The US Air Force ...

16, 1965 crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker shortly after it took off from McConnell Air Force Base (Courtesy USAF 22nd Air Refueling Wing History Office) The formal accident report indicated several ...

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Ronald Selvidge took command of the wing in December, shortly after 11 members of the wing were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their role refueling aircraft ...