379th EAMXS repairs KC-135 landing gear

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Grant Williams and Senior Airman Andrew Monroe, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems technicians, change a landing gear lock and position switch on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in the U.S. Central Command area of

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers support operations within USCENTCOM

Coalition Royal Air Force members participate in AUAB crew chief for a day program

Crew chief for a day participants, Royal Air Force Senior Aircraftman Technician Joe Carter-Blundell, left, a computer information systems technician for the 901 Expeditionary Air Wing, and RAF Corporal Amy Sutherland, a command support Junior Non Commissioned Officer for Joint Force Communication

379th AEW conducts first KC-135 hot refueling in USAF

To advance the agility of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing performed a validation and verification of the first hot refueling of a KC-135 Stratotanker in the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 21, 2020.

340th EARS boom operator supports OIR, refueling legacies

After being re-activated in 2003 and now part of one of the largest air campaigns in world history, the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and their fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers are relied upon by U.S. and coalition aircraft.  But planes can’t refuel themselves, can they?   A small percent