(NewsNation) — A refueling aircraft went down in Iraq on Thursday, with a report indicating a rescue effort is underway. In a post on social media, U.S. Central Command acknowledged the refueling aircraft went down while supporting Operation Epic Fury.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts air-to-air refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker in 2022. (Senior Airman Zachary Rufus/Air Force) This is a developing story. A U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft has reportedly gone down in friendly airspace in ...

A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, a military aircraft designed to refuel other planes mid-air, crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central ‌Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.

Washington — An American military aerial refueling tanker that was involved in the U.S. military operation in Iran crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News. Recovery efforts are underway in the area ...

The U.S. Air Force has some iconic aircraft among its ranks, but it has also flown has some truly unique elusive, and plain weird-looking ones over the decades.

The U.S. Air Force and its fleet of over 4,800 aircraft are a critical component of America’s defense strategy. From stealth bombers and multirole fighters to transport helicopters and surveillance jets, each aircraft in the USAF inventory has a specific ...