U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotaner departs for a local mission at the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa on July 25, 2023. [Credit: U.S. Air National Guard] An ...

An HC-130 extended-range, search-and-rescue aircraft was dispatched from Hawaii, some 4,000 miles away, and a KC-135 Stratotanker—with a crew made up of members from the Hawaii Air National ...