U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress pilots performed 70-degree banks during mid-air refueling as part of the “Whifferdill” maneuver. The Whifferdill is a multi-axis maneuver involving steep banking, ...

Six crew members were killed in a refueling plane crash in western Iraq on Wednesday. The aircraft was a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, and United States Central Command said the crash happened after an ...

Special ops MH-47 Chinooks that could refuel other aircraft midair would give the Night Stalkers their own organic tanker ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A military aircraft crash in Iraq is drawing new attention as officials confirm more details about what happened. The U.S. military says two aircraft were involved in the incident ...

Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the war to ...

A new Probe Refueling Adapter, developed in response to an urgent combatant command requirement, allows the A-10 to significantly expand its refueling options as it is currently dependent on the ...

The attack on Prince Sultan Air Base brings the total number of tankers damaged during Operation Epic Fury to six, with a seventh destroyed in the mid-air incident that claimed the lives of six crew ...

An A-10 Thunderbolt II refuels from a C-130 using a probe and drogue system for the first time in the aircraft's history, on 2 April 2026. (SMSgt Charles Givens I Air National Guard Air Force Reserve ...