The Air Force must upgrade its KC-135 tankers to give aircrews more battlespace awareness, say former air-mobility leaders ...

U.S. Central Command says two aircraft were involved in the incident and that a search and rescue effort is currently ...

Three of the Air Force airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base in Florida: Maj. John A.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — News Channel 8 is learning more about the KC-135 aircraft six service members were flying on when they died. Experts said the planes are critical to military operations. News ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — All six crew members of a U.S. refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker that made an emergency landing in Israel after a mission in Iraq — where another tanker crashed, killing six U.S. service members — appeared to be assigned to Beale Air Force ...

WASHINGTON -- Six service members were killed when their refueling aircraft "went down" in friendly airspace in western Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command. "All six crew members aboard a U.S.

The 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base is home to the KC-135 Stratotanker, a refueling plane that has helped ...