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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — All six crew members of a U.S. refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees ...

A US military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran crashed in Iraq, and rescue efforts were underway, US Central Command said on Thursday (March 12, 2026). The Islamic Resistance ...