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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.
Tuesday was the day to try and catch two F-16s and refueling aircraft flying over Fort Collins. McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas planned flyovers on Tuesday, June 27, and Fort Collins was in the ...
A KC-46 tanker lost its boom during an F-22 refueling mission, adding to safety concerns around the aircraft's troubled boom ...
A United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet receives fuel from a KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft near Misawa Air Base in Japan on June 5, 2025. Senior Airman Robert Nichols/U.S. Air Force The U.S ...
The KC-46s belongs to the 931st Air Refueling Wing at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, the same unit of the tanker involved in the incident between a KC-46 and an F-16 off the coast of the ...
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot waves to a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator after completing aerial refueling over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on March 11, 2025.
The United States Air Force is inviting the public to observe flyovers throughout the country and around the world Tuesday to honor 100 years of aerial refueling excellence.
NATO allied air forces practiced refueling, close formation flights, and aerial combat drills in Europe this week.
The F-16 squadron joins two additional F-16 squadrons, two A-10 Thunderbolt II squadrons, and one F-15E Strike Eagle squadron, in addition to strategic airlift, aerial refueling, and intelligence ...
During this mission, the tankers will perform aerial refueling for two F-16 Fighting Falcons at a higher altitude after completing the flyovers across various locations along the Front Range.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon, right, conducts air-to-air refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Nov. 28, 2022. The Air Force is still settling on a strategy to replace ...
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.