A privately-owned KC-135R tanker refueled U.S. Air Force aircraft for the first time in a recent exercise. For years now, the service has been exploring the idea of using contractor-operated tankers ...

ALCOA, Tenn. (WATE) — It wasn’t a bird, nor superman, but you did see military aircraft get pretty low in the Knox County/Blount County area Friday afternoon. That’s because the Tennessee Air National ...

The Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a late hold-out. The KDC-10 had previously been contracted to refuel Air Force aircraft including the F-15, F-16, F-22, B-52, and MC-130J. For the first time ever, ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WDAM) - An aircraft from the 186th Air Refueling Wing safely made an emergency landing at Key Field in Meridian. The pilots and crew landed safely, and no one was injured. The KC-135R ...

The United States conducted aerial refueling training earlier this month, deploying aircraft from bases across the Pacific to demonstrate the reach of its air power in the vast region. Newsweek has ...

NATO allied air forces conducted aerial combat drills, close formation flights, and refueling exercises across Europe. The training is a direct response to warnings from Estonia regarding a potential ...

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports ...