Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. Being a longtime space buff, I know about the KC-135. In the day, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for ...

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — I am Master Sgt. Brendan Balko, 97th Operations Group KC-135 Stratotanker chief evaluator boom operator at Altus Air Force Base. Ever since I was young, I knew I wanted ...

[Music] hello everyone and welcome back to the fluctus channel aerial refueling is so common that one would think this is an easy process in fact refueling aircraft in flight takes a lot of skill and ...

The U.S. Air Force is partnering with Merlin to test its autonomous flight technology, Merlin Pilot, on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Testing will involve progressively autonomous aerial refueling ...