Capt. Jordan Wesemann, a KC-135 tanker pilot, refueled his twin brother Jared's F-35 fighter jet during an exercise in Japan.

U.S. Air Force members operate a KC-135 Stratotanker to conduct aerial refueling operations during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 17, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest ...

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

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 ...

The Stealth F-117s were late and more than 180 miles away. There was little for the crew of the KC-135 refueling jet to do but maintain their holding pattern over southern Idaho and scan the horizon.

Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...

President Trump’s intentions for Venezuela remain unclear—but the deployment of the KC-135s could be a prelude to extended aerial operations over South America.

The McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville will be a main operating base for the new KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. The KC-46 Pegasus is the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial refueling ...