Apr. 10—Just days before his 90th birthday, Retired Master Sgt. Eugene T. Beal had the opportunity to test out his muscle memory about 50 years after his retirement as a boom operator in the U.S. Air ...

The Challenge of Long-Range Flights How long can a fighter jet fly on one tank of fuel? Modern American jets can’t cross ...

USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from 171st Air Refueling Wing makes a fuel connection with an F-16 Falcon fighter from 115th Fighter ...

The U.S. Air Force expects to field a fix for the stiff aerial refueling boom (ARB) on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker late in fiscal 2027. “The stiff boom deficiency […] ...

We refueled Belgian F-16s, Italian and Dutch F-35s during Arctic Challenge 23, the premier Nordic large-force, live-fly field training exercise. About 150 aircraft and approximately 2,700 coalition ...