WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 crash of the KC-135 Stratotanker in the Piatt neighborhood in north Wichita. Just before 9:30 a.m., a Boeing KC-135A-BN ...
It provided the Air Mobility Command with advanced tanker cargo capabilities—with greater refueling capabilities than its more numerous KC-135 counterpart. But the Air Force retired the last of them ...
He served as a KC-135 Stratotanker navigator and instructor, as well as a lead test engineer for the Missile Defense Agency, according to his past service biography. Other roles he's held include ...
It was the day that Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that it had been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide the KC-45A aerial refueling tanker for the KC-135 tanker replacement program. Most ...
President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft navigator and former deputy of the National Reconnaissance Office, as his choice to ...