Capt. Jordan Wesemann, a KC-135 tanker pilot, refueled his twin brother Jared's F-35 fighter jet during an exercise in Japan.
UK investigators have underlined the importance of transponders, after a serious airprox incident in which a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 carried out an evasive manoeuvre to avoid an undetected glider.
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Why Is the Pentagon Moving KC-135 Stratotankers into the Caribbean?

President Trump’s intentions for Venezuela remain unclear—but the deployment of the KC-135s could be a prelude to extended aerial operations over South America.
This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson sits down with retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jessica Ruttenber, a former KC-135 pilot. They discuss her fight against efforts to remove crucial ...
The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command has suggested their KC-135 Stratotanker fleet may serve beyond 2050 with a life extension and upgrade program. Almost 70 years after the type’s first flight, ...