An American military refuelling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates an air base key to the war in ...
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Tanker Directorate at Wright-Patterson manages the KC-135 Stratotanker program, according to Daryl Mayer, a base spokesman. The center oversees maintenance ...
The Air Force must upgrade its KC-135 tankers to give aircrews more battlespace awareness, say former air-mobility leaders who warn that more tragedies might follow a recent deadly crash. Navy Capt.