There are not many aircraft designed in the 1950s that are still in operation today. One such aircraft is the KC-135 Stratotanker, the US Air Force’s premier refueling tanker. First flew on August 31, ...

The Air Force must upgrade its KC-135 tankers to give aircrews more battlespace awareness, say former air-mobility leaders who warn that more tragedies might follow a recent deadly crash. Navy Capt.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airmen participate in a preflight brief in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 15, 2026. Aerial ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Operation Epic Fury. ARLINGTON, Virginia — Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee in July 2024, Gen. Mike ...

The surviving KC-135R Stratotanker from the incident over Iraq in March which saw another Stratotanker lost with six fatalities has been repaired with a replacement vertical stabilizer taken from ...

It first flew in 1956, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. It carries 200,000 pounds of fuel, siphoned away midair through a metal tube. And it doesn’t have parachutes, trapping crews during a ...

The 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., paid tribute this week to the KC-135 Stratotanker, which marked 70 years since its first flight. The first all-jet engine air refueling ...

(Clockwise from top left) Maj. John “Alex” Klinner, Capt. Ariana G. Savino, Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, Capt. Seth R. Koval, Capt. Curtis J. Angst, and Tech. Sgt ...