House and Senate versions of the FY2026 NDAA offer competing visions for the Air Force's refueling fleet, threatening to ...

In any conflict with China, aerial refueling will determine whether US fighters and bombers can operate from safe stand-off ...

Just days before his 90th birthday, Retired Master Sgt. Eugene T. Beal had the opportunity to test out his muscle memory about 50 years after his retirement as a boom operator in the U.S. Air Force.

A KC-46A Pegasus like this one flew an entire aerial refueling mission with one pilot and one boom operator, two people - just as with the F-15E pictured here - on October 25. The Air Force’s newest ...

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — Marlo Fleck might be the world’s most highly trained gas station attendant. That’s how Fleck, a 37-year-old U.S Air Force Reserve major, ...

The U.S. Air Force is partnering with Merlin to test its autonomous flight technology, Merlin Pilot, on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Testing will involve progressively autonomous aerial refueling ...

Marlo Fleck might be the world’s most highly trained gas station attendant. That’s how Fleck, a 37-year-old U.S Air Force Reserve major, jokingly describes her job flying Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers ...