The KC-135 will be 70 years old when the Air Force expects to receive its last KC-46 delivery in 2029, and…
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USAF B-52 strategic bombers Fly Over All 30 NATO Nations for the Second Time
by Dario LeoneOn May 31, 2021 as part of Operation Allied Sky B-52 Stratofortress aircraft deployed to Morón Air Base, Spain, flew over…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.
by Dario LeoneThe fall of the KC-135 Stratotanker hose did not cause any damage to the equipment or personnel. On Mar. 16, 2021…
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AirshowsMilitary Aviation
Photos of Blue Angels getting fuel on their way home to NAS Pensacola show that the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet
by Dario LeoneAs shown by the main image of this post, the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet. Posted…
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Military Aviation
This shot of a B-2 approaching the boom of a KC-135 is the coolest photo you will see from the Super Bowl LV
by Dario LeoneThe cool photo in this post shows a B-2 Spirit assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri preparing to receive…
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Elephant Walk in the Arctic: Eielson AFB team exercises rapid combat readiness despite the darkness, despite the pandemic, despite the -40F ECT
by Dario LeoneWith great amounts of planning, preparation and communication 18 F-35A Lightning IIs, 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and two KC-135 Stratotankers arrived…
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“USAF should not retire KC-135s and KC-10s to avoid tanker shortage while KC-46 is delayed,” head of US Transportation Command says
by Dario LeoneThe USAF wants to cut 29 KC-135s and KC-10s, but the House and Senate’s drafts of the 2021 defense policy bill blocks KC-135…
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USAF KC-135 Stratotankers elephant walk and mass launch at RAF Mildenhall under heavy rain
by Dario LeoneTwelve KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing conducted an elephant walk on the flightline and subsequent mass launch under…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Remembering Operation Chrome Dome, the 1960’s airborne alert missions flown by B-52 strategic bombers armed with thermonuclear weapons
by Dario LeoneBy 1961 General Power openly announced SAC conducted airborne alert missions, codenamed Chrome Dome, with nuclear-armed B-52s or BUFFs, meaning Big…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Incredible story of the KC-135 crew Who Recovered a Stratotanker that had been on Fire Under the Floor while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii
by Dario Leone“Honolulu Center, TORA 54 is currently fighting a fire in the cargo compartment of the aircraft! STANDBY!,” Mark Hasara, Former KC-135…
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