Combat Aviator on MSN

KC-135 Stratotanker: Powering F-15s in contested Pacific

When an F-15 Eagle screams across the Pacific at Mach 2.5, it commands attention. But behind every one of those missions — ...
Combat Aviator on MSN

KC-135 Stratotanker evasive maneuvers against PLA threats

The KC-135 Stratotanker is one of the most consequential aircraft ever built — not because it drops bombs or fires missiles, ...

Take a look inside an Air Force aerial tanker that kept fighter jets and bombers in the air

Military aircraft don't have time to land and refuel on sensitive missions. That's where aerial refueling tankers come in.
Defense One

KC-135 crash in Iraq spurs calls for communications upgrades

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.
WFLA News Channel 8

KC-135 refueling aircrafts have ‘special place’ in Tampa Bay

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — News Channel 8 is learning more about the KC-135 aircraft six service members were flying on when they died. Experts said the planes are critical to military operations. News ...
Flightglobal

Retired KC-135 moved from ‘Boneyard’ storage to main USAF tanker base

The move comes after the loss of multiple KC-135 aerial refuellers as part of the ongoing air war against Iran. The US Air Force (USAF) has transferred a retired Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker out of long ...