It is intended to replace the oldest of the U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker ... be pumped through the boom, drogue and wing aerial refueling pods. The centerline drogue and wing aerial ...

Twenty KC-10s were modified to add wing-mounted pods further enhancing their aerial ... systems greatly enhance safety and facilitate air refueling. The KC-10 can be air-refueled by a KC-135 ...

Photos published on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook ... there is another problem with a key feature, the Wing Aerial Refueling Pods. The WARPs, mounted on the aircraft's wings ...

Adam Carlson will serve as the next wing commander of the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City. The 185th's main focus is mid-air refueling and moving people and equipment around the world on ...

“Developing this new capability is extremely important as it adds increased flexibility and agility to our air operations here,” Wing ... refueling tanker that is equipped with two underwing ...

A ceremony Sunday honored the more than 180 airmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing and 64th Air Refueling Squadron stationed at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington who will be deployed this ...

If an aircraft is behind enemy lines and running low on fuel, a forward area refueling point may be ... aircrew with the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, along ...

Revolutionizing mid-air refueling as the first-ever jet engine ... Douglas “Masters” Foster, the commander of the 151st Wing. They take flight every single day, which brings the three people ...