“You don’t spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex,” said one observer. Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war. Military-focused news sites reported that […]
Celebrating a century of game-changers: Alaska Air National Guard celebrates 100 years of aerial refueling with flyover event EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska —The 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, is scheduled to conduct KC-135 Stratotanker flyovers across Alaska starting at approximately 10:30 a.m., June 27 as a part of the U.S. Air Force’s commemoration […]
EIELSON AFB, Alaska — Pilots crowded around a long, wooden table inside a briefing room early on the morning of Feb. 27 to receive their mission. The day’s tasks: a series of touch-and-go landings followed by mid-air refueling. The KC-135 Stratotanker crews prepared to board would meet up with an HC-130J Combat King II […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two individuals Aug. 12 after their plane crashed on takeoff west of Delta Junction. According to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the mission was opened in response to a report of a 406-MHZ emergency locator transmitter […]