The US military said it killed Al-Qaeda–linked leader Bilal Hasan al-Jasim in a Syria strike, tying him to a December ISIS attack that killed three Americans in Palmyra. The operation follows large-sc ...

This Stars and Stripes image from 2001 shows oil being added to the engine of a KC-135 aircraft at Rhein-Main Air Base, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Sixty-one years ago, a plane crash claimed the lives of 30 people and left an indelible mark on a ...

Two Polk County restaurants were closed by inspectors to deal with roaches during the first two weeks of December, according ...

The KC-135 Stratotanker plays a quiet but essential role in U.S. air operations. By refueling aircraft mid-air, it allows fighters, bombers, and transports to operate far beyond their normal range.

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. No one can quite figure out what ...

Step inside the cockpit of the KC-135 Stratotanker with U.S. Air Force pilots during a high-precision aerial refueling mission over Alabama. Every maneuver demands extreme coordination, quick reflexes ...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — The United States Air Force awarded the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base the KC-46A Pegasus, a multirole refueling tanker, on Sunday with an unveiling ceremony. "These new ...

With top brass at the controls, the Air Force this week marked delivery of the 100th new KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker built by Boeing. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve, ...

A massive wave of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers has moved into the Middle East, marking one of the largest aerial refueling deployments in recent months. Flight tracking shows aircraft departing ...

An E-6B Mercury assigned to the Strategic Communications Wing 1 at Tinker Air Force Base approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during an aerial refueling mission ...