Tagged: tanker

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Air Transports / military / tanker ride / Transports / U.S. Air Force

August 3, 2019

The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus Update

KC-46A Pegasus on approach to a Joint Base McGuire runway. Photo by Mike Colaner. Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus program has been fraught with delays caused by several bid cancellations, system redesigns, and recent quality control issues. Originally, a plan to...

air force / Exercises / military

February 28, 2014

The Red Flag Tanker Flight 14-1

As anyone who is into Military Aviation knows, the Red Flag exercise is held several times a year at Nellis Air Force Base, just north of Las Vegas, NV. It is probably the most media covered exercise each and...

air force / featured / fighters / military

February 16, 2013

Tanker Crews Keep ‘Em Flying at Red Flag

An exceptional array of aircraft contribute during each Red Flag exercise. Participation runs the gamut from mighty USAF B-2 stealth bombers to visiting allied aircraft like the Colombian Air Force’s Kfir C2s, which attended Red Flag 12-4. Of all...

bombers / post

March 8, 2012

10 Tanker Air Carrier: I drop in on the company that drops on fires

Article and Photos by Matt Shinavar 10 Tanker operates a pair of DC-10s which have been modified to enable water or retardant to be dropped on forest fires. When fires get out of hand, nobody calls Ghostbusters; rather, the...