'Keep It Gucci:' The Precise Art of Being an Air Force In-Flight Refueler In-flight refuelers, also known as boom operators, can pump more than tens of thousands of pounds of gas at a time.
KC-10 Tankers, B-1 Bombers Can Slowly Be Retired, Lawmakers Say The Air Force must maintain 50 primary mission KC-10A aircraft in 2021, legislation says. It must keep 24 combat-coded B-1s.
Air Force's Troubled KC-46 Tanker Has a New Problem: Leaking Fuel The U.S. Air Force's troubled new refueling tanker has yet another problem: excessive fuel leaks.
Head of TRANSCOM Wants Air Force to Hold Off on Tanker Retirements Thirteen KC-135s and 10 KC-10s "must be retained" to reduce stress on overtasked aircrews, he said.
Pentagon Should Explore Renting Refuelers Amid KC-46 Delays, General Says Gen. Lyons said that the aerial refueling element "is the most stressed and probably the one that's pushing the red line."
Major Problem with New Air Force Tanker Has Been Fixed, Service Says The Air Force's newest tanker has been cleared to carry extra passengers and equipment following a three-month ban.
Test Agency Approves Fix for Flawed F-35 Light That Blinded KC-135 Crews The existing lighting system was too bright, making it difficult for boom operators to observe the refueling process.
Boeing Gets Millions to Fix Air Force’s Too-Stiff KC-46 Refueling Boom The KC-46 has had many issues, including how the boom connects and disconnects from specific aircraft.
Major Problems Persist With JLTV, Zumwalt Destroyer, GAO Finds The Government Accountability Office has found cost overruns and delays in the Pentagon's purchase of major weapons systems.
Air Force Again Halts KC-46 Tanker Deliveries The U.S. Air Force has once again halted deliveries of its new KC-46 Pegasus tankers.
US Special Forces Have a Rough, Little-Known Way to Get to Missions Helocasting involves commandos jumping from a helicopter into water and either swimming or using a small boat.
Oklahoma Guard Paychecks Under Threat as Vaccine Battle with Pentagon Escalates Austin sent a letter denying Gov. Stitt's written request that Guard members be exempted from the vaccination requirement.
Nearly 9,000 Marines Didn't Get Vaccinated By the Deadline. Many Risk Getting Kicked Out of the Corps. The Marine Corps reported that 5% of the force had not gotten even one shot before the deadline passed.
Army Whistleblower Who Wrote to McCain About Prisoner Abuses Dies at Age 42 The allegations of abuse eventually led the U.S. Senate to approve anti-torture legislation in 2005.
Air Force Recruit Shipped Off to Boot Camp After Allegedly Assaulting Police on Jan. 6 Prosecutors noted that Aiden Bilyard was initially identified by online detectives who have been pouring over videos and...
