The USAF is likely to keep the Rivet Joint flying past 2050, 90 years after entering service. The absence of a planned ...

I spent some time watching the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker running training circuits - and caught some impressively low flyovers and smooth touch-and-go landings. In this video, I highlight the precision ...

The 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is providing the KC-135 Stratotanker for the airshow. The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker made a precautionary landing Wednesday at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, according to a local media report. The aerial refueler landed at 2:47 p.m., the Okinawa Times reported, ...

House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force’s refueling fleet, threatening to ...

The mission was supported by the Royal Danish Air Force, underscoring Denmark’s contribution in the security of the Arctic, and Greenland’s role in the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A delicate dance of mission success and critical failure, that’s what KC-135 Stratotanker operators face when on a refueling mission. Those missions started from right here in ...

High above San Antonio, a C-17 Globemaster and a KC-135 Stratotanker came together in perfect harmony. Their live aerial ...

Previous deployments of the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler to the Middle East have often come before US military action. The United States Air Force does not disclose the movement of high-profile ...

The U.S. Air Force is actively seeking industry input for its Next-Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS), targeting deployment by 2040, with initial stealth requirements for the program having been ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 10, 2017 ” CAE (NYSE: CAE) has secured approval to link its KC-135 Stratotanker simulator to the U.S. Air Force‘s Distributed Training Center Network in efforts to support ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Kansas Air National Guard’s 190th Air Refueling Wing based at Forbes Field in Topeka performed a flyover at Children's Mercy Park on Saturday, June 28, 2025. 31,191 ...