The Air Force inventory of 732 aircraft are more ... Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds.

Until the Next-Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) platform is confirmed, the KC-135 will continue handling ... airspaces and support U.S. air power needs in places like the Indo-Pacific.

The KC-135 aircrew would go on to be awarded the 1967 Mackay Trophy for most meritorious flight of the year. “An Air Force KC-135 crew is surrounded by Navy planes that are barely in the air ove ...

An HC-130 extended-range, search-and-rescue aircraft was dispatched from Hawaii, some 4,000 miles away, and a KC-135 Stratotanker—with a crew made up of members from the Hawaii Air National ...