Featured in KC-135RBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareShadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)The KC-135RTs could play a vital role supporting AC-130 gunships and other special ops aircraft as the Taliban push closer to the Afghan capital. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s Bought Those Retired Singapore Air Force KC-135R TankersThere are now two companies flying boom-equipped tankers, which are rare assets in the private sector that look set to be increasingly in demand. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareWildfire Has Spread Onto Fairchild Air Force Base (Updated)The blaze started nearby the base and then breached the perimeter, forcing some personnel to evacuate the immediate area. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareNavy Presents Revealing F-35 Helmet Display Videos And Flight Test DangersSeminar by F-35 testers details tense nighttime carrier vertical landing that almost went wrong and the breaking off of a F-35B’s refueling probe tip during tanker trials. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareSenate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next BudgetA proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020ShareF-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)It’s the second mission of its kind this week and this time they made the trip in clear skies right over the most populated area on the west coast. BYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019ShareThe First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has ArrivedThe second-hand KDC-10 now in the hands of Omega Air could blaze a trail to a much more active contractor aerial refueling marketplace. BYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing PlanesThe service desperately needs newer atmospheric testing planes, which are essential for monitoring both nuclear testing and accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareTake In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over HawaiiB-2s are back in Oahu and this time around they got some pics alongside some resident F-22 Raptors over backdrops that only Hawaii can provide. BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2018ShareAir Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In SomaliaIn contrast to the infamous ambush in Niger, the U.S. military had assets ready to go every step of the way during the recent clash in East Africa. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2018ShareStory Update: New Details On The RQ-4 Global Hawk Crash Off SpainAfter breaking the story yesterday we have since found out additional details regarding the previously undisclosed incident. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2018ShareRemembering When The 366th Wing Was An Experimental Rapid Response ‘Air Force In A Box’As the ‘Gunfighters’ celebrate their 75th anniversary, we look back to when the wing became a grand experiment in emergency airpower projection. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareShadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)The KC-135RTs could play a vital role supporting AC-130 gunships and other special ops aircraft as the Taliban push closer to the Afghan capital. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s Bought Those Retired Singapore Air Force KC-135R TankersThere are now two companies flying boom-equipped tankers, which are rare assets in the private sector that look set to be increasingly in demand. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareRetired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling MarketSurplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareWildfire Has Spread Onto Fairchild Air Force Base (Updated)The blaze started nearby the base and then breached the perimeter, forcing some personnel to evacuate the immediate area. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareNavy Presents Revealing F-35 Helmet Display Videos And Flight Test DangersSeminar by F-35 testers details tense nighttime carrier vertical landing that almost went wrong and the breaking off of a F-35B’s refueling probe tip during tanker trials. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareSenate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next BudgetA proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020ShareF-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)It’s the second mission of its kind this week and this time they made the trip in clear skies right over the most populated area on the west coast. BYTyler RogowayMay 21, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020ShareTanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B BombersThe B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019ShareThe First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has ArrivedThe second-hand KDC-10 now in the hands of Omega Air could blaze a trail to a much more active contractor aerial refueling marketplace. BYTyler RogowayNov 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing PlanesThe service desperately needs newer atmospheric testing planes, which are essential for monitoring both nuclear testing and accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareTake In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over HawaiiB-2s are back in Oahu and this time around they got some pics alongside some resident F-22 Raptors over backdrops that only Hawaii can provide. BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2018ShareAir Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In SomaliaIn contrast to the infamous ambush in Niger, the U.S. military had assets ready to go every step of the way during the recent clash in East Africa. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2018ShareStory Update: New Details On The RQ-4 Global Hawk Crash Off SpainAfter breaking the story yesterday we have since found out additional details regarding the previously undisclosed incident. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2018ShareRemembering When The 366th Wing Was An Experimental Rapid Response ‘Air Force In A Box’As the ‘Gunfighters’ celebrate their 75th anniversary, we look back to when the wing became a grand experiment in emergency airpower projection. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2018Share
