US Air Force pilots take off in a KC-135 Stratotanker from a base in Central Asia to support aircraft conducing airstrikes in Syria, Sept. 23, 2014. US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces on Tuesday ...
The KC-135 heritage jet will remain in service with ... “It’s been incredible to watch our Airmen engage with Kunkle’s story and take pride in carrying forward that heritage.
Let's take a deeper look at the three key tanker aircraft operated by the United States ... when the organization selected it to replace older tankers, according to Boeing. The KC-135 was one of the ...
On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...