Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds of cargo. Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method.

Almost three hours into their mission, flying at about 1,500 feet, the KC-135 crew saw a message in giant letters that the marooned sailors had written in sand. “We were toward the end of our ...

The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type’s first ...

Vilven: And they're flying what we call a racetrack pattern ... He evaluates pilots who have trained on the KC-135 Stratotanker. Vilven: Before we even take off, there is anywhere from two ...

Space is a favourite setting for many Hollywood films, but just how accurate are their portrayals? Patricia Skelton, an ...

and longer flight distances compared to the aging KC-135 Stratotanker. If selected, Forbes Air National Guard Base would receive eight KC-46A aircraft beginning in 2031. A massive new tanker is ...

Female veterans in Congress are calling on Pete Hegseth to answer for a reversal of a policy that allowed female pilots to ...

The Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing at Eielson Air Force Base will receive four KC-135 air tankers in the next few years, following formal confirmation from Air Force brass in December.

Look, up in the sky! Military and civilian planes dazzled a throng of spectators gathered Saturday, April 12, near Riverside.