Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for ...

Remaining stable enough to allow for the fuel transfer between two aircraft at high speeds in midair can require pinpoint flying, though the process is eased through constant communication. Aerial ...

The MRTT program has several key advantages over comparable aircraft like the KC-135—chiefly its ability to draw from ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Four aircrew members assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial achievement during a pinning ceremony. Two pilots, a boom ...

Thunderous roars pierced the calm morning air as six colossal KC-135 Stratotankers surged into the sky in an authoritative unison, painting a spectacle against the canvas of Tuesday's dawn. As their ...

Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...