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Air Force flyovers around US celebrate 100 years of air refueling
The Air Force is celebrating 100 years of air refueling by performing flyovers across the country.
‘Take the handcuffs off’: Retiring Materiel Command boss remains bullish on airmen’s innovative abilities
Gen. Arnold Bunch retired Monday as Air Force Materiel Command boss after nearly 40 years in uniform.
Air Force tanker fleet cut on the table in proposed authorization bill
The section of the proposed NDAA that will be marked up Wednesday would also allow the Air Force to retire older C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
US Air Force wants to lower the number of tankers required in its fleet
The KC-46A Pegasus is also now cleared to refuel about 97% of the aircraft that fly on U.S. Transportation Command missions.
Airmen take KC-46 tanker on record-setting ride in the name of sleep and fatigue science
The mission aimed to see how airmen and the jet would fare over a full day in flight.
US Air Force, Boeing lock down design for KC-46 vision system upgrade
The months-overdue agreement sets a path forward for resolving one of the most significant, lingering problems with the Air Force’s newest refueling tanker.
Faulty trim kept KC-46 emergency exit door from opening
The problem with the exit door trim is the latest in a series of problems with Boeing's KC-46, which also has a troubled vision system for boom operators and in past years had difficulties with foreign object debris.
Air Force special ops chief says it’s time to embrace new missions
"The idea that anybody at the headquarters thinks special tactics is irrelevant and should be disbanded is patently false."
F-35A attends Singapore Airshow for first time, joining other Navy, Air Force planes
A KC-46A and F-35As join several other U.S. military aircraft at the show, including a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon multimission aircraft on static display.
By Mike Yeo