A rare sight in the skies over San Antonio this demo featured a C-17 Globemaster III and a KC-135 Stratotanker performing a ...

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 ...

A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of passengers and cargo. Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds of cargo.

Boeing’s KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft that provides core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 60 years.

We see them flying above the Sioux City metro frequently, the large KC-135 refueling planes based at the 185th Air Refueling Wing. While the pilots are those behind the controls, it’s the ...

Almost 70 years after the type’s first flight, the KC-135 Stratotanker remains the U.S. Air Force’s primary and most numerous aerial refueling aircraft.

Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker pilots are inching closer to normal operations after incremental software fixes to the tanker’s glitchy autopilot have led the service to ease flight restrictions ...

Emergency landing prompts questions about KC-135 safety A plane from Milwaukee's 128th Air Refueling Wing is grounded and undergoing repairs after an in-flight emergency.

The U.S. Air Force will retire the aging KC-135 refueling aircraft based at Selfridge Air National Guard base in Macomb County.

A spokesperson for the 185th Air Refueling Wing said, in a statement, the Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling aircraft experienced a nose landing at Sioux Gateway at 2:37pm ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing takes off during exercise Titan Fury 24-2 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, March 22, 2024.