Inspiring Images Of The KC-135 Stratotanker

KC-130 Parked lineup

Master Sgt. Kellen Kroening, U.S. Air Force

A row of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker’s assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard stand ready on a foggy winter morning at the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee. These KC-135 images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

KC-135 Takeoff

Airman 1st Class Ryan Lackey, U.S. Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron takes off in view of the air control tower at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.

KC-130 Parked sunny

Tech. Sgt. James Stewart, U.S. Air Force

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueler with the 141st Air Refueling Wing of the Washington Air National Guard from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, is displayed during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Sirat, Malaysia,.

KC-135 Pilot Window

Airman 1st Class Maurice Hodges, U.S. Air Force

Staff Sgt. Kyle Burks, 22nd Maintenance Squadron electrical environmental craftsman, looks out of a KC-135 Stratotanker.

KC-135 Snow cleanings

Staff Sgt. Annie Edwards, U.S. Air Force

Airmen from the 151st Maintenance Group deice a KC-135 Stratotanker at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City. These KC-135 images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

KC-135 Refueler

Tech. Sgt. Larry Reid Jr., U.S. Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator refuels an E-3 Sentry over Iraq.

KC-135 Parked

Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht, U.S. Air National Guard

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing taxis to the flight line after returning from a training mission.

KC-135 Broom Extended

Staff Sgt. Bobby Cummings, U.S. Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker with the 314th Air Refueling Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California, soars above the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

KC-135 Taxi

Senior Airman Philip Bryant, U.S. Air Force

459th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R Stratotankers conduct an elephant walk during an alert exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

KC-135 Stratotanker sunrise

Tech. Sgt. Katie Justen, U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force graphic illustration created using multiple layered photographs to create a high dynamic range image of a KC-135R Stratotanker. These KC-135 images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

KC-135 Vapor takeoff

Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski, U.S. Air Force

A 92nd Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker takes off at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.

KC-135 refueling KC-10

Staff Sgt. Bobby Cummings, U.S. Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker from Beale Air Force Base, California, refuels a KC-10 Extender, from Travis Air Force Base, California.

KC-135 Boom

Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell, U.S. Air Force

Airmen from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop prepare a refueling boom to be attached to a KC-135 Stratotanker.

 

 

KC-135 Preflight checks

Master Sgt. Matt Hecht, U.S. Air National Guard

A New Jersey Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from the 108th Wing sits on the flightline awaiting maintenance at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

KC-135 Cockpit

Staff Sgt. Peter Reft, U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Captains Marissa Strauss and Tyler Branyan, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilots, conduct a preflight check prior to a sortie. These KC-135 images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

KC-135 Engines

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Garcia, U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Benson, 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, performs a pre-flight inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to a flight from Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

KC-135 Sunrise

Senior Airman Melanie Hutto, U.S. Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline during sunrise at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

KC-135 Take off

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson, U.S. Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., takes off from the flightline during the first day of Red Flag 11-2.

KC-135 storage checks

Staff Sgt. Matthew Fredericks, U.S. Air Force

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew talks with a maintainer before takeoff.

KC-135 birdbath

Airman 1st Class Lynette Rolen, U.S. Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker goes through a birdbath at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

KC-135 in air

Master Sgt. Kendra Owenby, U.S. Air National Guard

A KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft from the 134th Air Refueling Wing does a low pass over the crowd at the Smoky Mountain Air Show. These KC-135 images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

KC-135 Cockpit

Staff Sgt. Corey Hook, U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Thayer looks over flight paperwork while flying on a KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq.

KC-135 Bridge passing

Joseph Simms

A KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, 91st Air Refueling Squadron, flies a training mission over central Florida.

KC-135 images Boom and tail

Senior Airman Victor J. Caputo, U.S. Air Force

Airmen from the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulics shop inspect the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

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