The KC-135 Stratotanker plays a quiet but essential role in U.S. air operations. By refueling aircraft mid-air, it allows fighters, bombers, and transports to operate far beyond their normal range.

This Stars and Stripes image from 2001 shows oil being added to the engine of a KC-135 aircraft at Rhein-Main Air Base, ...

For decades, the United States has relied on aircraft not just to fight wars, but to project power across the globe faster ...

The brothers, one a KC-135 refueling pilot, the other an F-35 fighter pilot, met in the sky on a refueling mission in ...

At least six large U.S. military KC-135 aircraft, which serve as aerial refueling tankers, have departed from the Al Udeid ...

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68), two of the U.S. Navy’s most powerful aircraft carriers, were deployed ...

A viral TikTok video about retired United captain and USAF veteran Theresa Claiborne comes at a time when diversity in ...

The C-130 has served since 1956 and remains active across tactical airlift and special operations missions. B-52 and KC-135 aircraft introduced in the 1950s still fly today through continuous upgrades ...

The decision to move personnel comes in the wake of a senior official in Iran bringing up an earlier Iranian attack on U.S.

There are not enough assets in the Middle East to execute a sustained campaign that will accomplish anything of huge ...

Major General Stephen Osborn discussed the Iowa National Guard’s plans for the next 10 years in his speech to lawmakers, ...

Jan 7 (Reuters) - The extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Saturday showcased U.S. air dominance ...