A boom operator on a KC-135 tanker earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses on recent combat missions, the Air Force confirmed this week, a rare double-award of the military’s top medal for flight.

Thousands of feet up and racing across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, US Air Force tankers close to within just 12 feet of fighter jets to refuel them in flight, sometimes as little as 8 feet, ...

20,000 FEET OVER THE ATLANTIC — As the KC-10 tanker hugs the North Carolina coast about 40 miles north of Cherry Point Naval Air Station, six EA-6B Prowlers from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare ...

In the skies above Iraq in 2017, a KC-135 Stratotanker pumps gas into a B-52 Stratofortress. KC-135s and B-52s have hooked up for more than 60 years. The Air Force has never learned the friendly skies ...

Every filmmaker agrees that sound is crucial for a good narrative. Bad sound can kill even the best stories. While sound design is done within closed studio walls, capturing live sound on set is one ...

Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...