The Boeing KC-135, nicknamed Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft that has been in continuous service with the USAF for over 60 years with over 800 examples of the C-135 series built. The ...

Fighter jets (and other aircraft, like helicopters) often have to travel extreme distances, so how do they stay fueled? Easy.

Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink will serve as the U.S. Air Force Academy's Class of 2025's commencement speaker, ...

He served in Vietnam in Forward Air Control before flying refueling in the KC-135. Denny received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Vietnam and served as an instructor to pilots ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Local leaders head to a politically-changed Washington this week, looking to drum up federal support for major upgrades to Sioux Gateway Airport's main runway and Sioux City's ...

The Air Force has been using KC-135 Stratotankers since the 1950s ... all-weather fighter with pulse-Doppler radar that can look up at high-flying targets and down at low-flying targets without ...

"If we had not received this decision and announcement from the president yesterday, we would have lost the fighter flying mission ... to replace the outgoing KC-135 and KC-46 Pegasus aircraft ...

For the first time in 38 years, the Navy's legendary Blue Angels will be returning to the skies over Harrisburg this weekend.

The runway display of 53 Air Force and Navy planes — plus Army missiles — ranged from rescue helicopters to fighters and ...