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...ing [[high-value asset]]s such as [[Airborne Warning and Control System]], air refueling and cruise missile carrier aircraft

The intermediate [[United States Air Force]] command that is responsible for air refueling and [[transport aircraft]] for the operations of [[United States Transporta

...ion of the [[V-22 Osprey]]; missions include [[combat search and rescue]]; air refueling, [[carrier on board delivery]], [[vertical replenishment]]

...although not as extensive as the Air Force [[AC-130]]; the aircraft retain air refueling capability

A [[United States Marine Corps]] [[air refueling|airborne tanker]], which flies from land bases, and is frequently used to r

...tactical combat aircraft and aircraft that directly supported them. Since air refueling was not considered part of tactical functions, tankers then belonged to Str

...hip]] squadron and [[Anderson Air Force Base]] for [[bomber aircraft]] and air refueling tankers, growing with the transfer of forces from [[Okinawa]].

*507th Air Reserve Wing (507 ARW) with [[KC-135]] air refueling tankers, under the [[Fourth Air Force]]

A family of jet-propelled air refueling tankers, which share a modified [[Boeing 707]] airframe with a variety of s

...nce, surveillance and reconnaissance]] and logistics, the latter including air refueling

*Most air refueling tankers

...positioning ship]] squadron and a forward base for [[bomber aircraft]] and air refueling tankers

...rce''' commands assigned forces, provides air mobility forces (airlift and air refueling) and support forces to combatant commanders through United States Transport *92nd Air Refueling Wing located at Fairchild AFB, Wash

...high-value asset]]s such as [[C3I-ISR]], [[bomber aircraft|bomber]], and [[air refueling|tanker]] aircraft. It also may be an [[anti-cruise missile missile]].

...h Kyrgyzstan does not have a direct border with Afghanistan. Now, it hosts air refueling|tanker aircraft and is a major intermediate facility for transport. The U.

...C3I-ISR]] aircraft (e.g., radar, command and control, intelligence) and [[air refueling|tanker aircraft]] are surrounded by escorts. Russian [[air-to-air missile]]

...ics]] than comparable Western versions. The basic model cannot either be [[air refueling|air refueled]], or accept long-range conformal fuel tanks, limiting its ran

...te common to see variants, such as [[C3I-ISR#C3I-ISR aircraft|C3I-ISR]], [[air refueling|tanker]], etc. Even within the transport mission, the aircraft can often be Some transport aircraft can be [[air refueling|refueled in midair]], giving effectively unlimited range. Most large refuel

..., in general, a means of attacking well-defended high-value assets such as air refueling|tanker and C3I-ISR aircraft.<ref name=KoppCounter-ISR>{{citation

...of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have a primary mission of air refueling for special operation forces helicopters. Its secondary mission includes th 14 of the 23 Combat Shadows can receive air refueling as well as provide it to helicopters; the ability of a tanker to itself be

...ce]] systems that share a common airframe, the [[KC-135 Stratotanker]], an air refueling tanker derived from a commercial airliner. Some variants have been built fo

The first, for [[air refueling|tanker aircraft]], is worth up to $65 billion. It had been awarded to a tea

...ong been an air defense facility, but has been realigned as a facility for air refueling tankers under the [[Air Mobility Command]]. A major space and missile surv

A family of jet-propelled air refueling tankers, the '''KC-135 Stratotanker''''s are approaching the end of their s There have been variants both for specialized air-to-air refueling, as well as using the basic airframe for very different purposes. The KC-1

Since the unit controlled most long-range air refueling tankers, it supported the fighter aircraft|fighter-bombers that carried out

...to take the stress of catapulting and arrested launch. It has a Navy-style air refueling probe. <ref name=Deagel-F35C>{{citation

...e, high-speed transport aircraft. Another variant, the C-109, was used for air refueling when "Flying the Hump".

...radar, Phazotron Zhuk-ME, which can track 10 targets up to 245 km away. An air refueling probe has been added.

...weapons, and the Russians have further limited the Tu-22M by not giving it air refueling capability. While many U.S. intelligence analysts were initially of the opi

*Air Mobility Command controls the air refueling|air refueling tanker aircraft

...all of SAC, designed to support 100 [[B-36]] bombers and large numbers of air refueling tankers. <ref>{{citation

...ance will be almost impossible to attain. The need for operational air-to-air refueling (AAR) capability is compelling and must be featured in all planning." A rel ...mbers and [[High-value asset]]s (HVA) such as [[C3I-ISR]] aircraft, and [[air refueling|tankers]], are still likely to need fighter protection if there is any thre

...-130 fire support aircraft. Image:MH-53 being air refueled.jpg|thumb|MH-53 air refueling

**Some F-18 are equipped for air refueling

AMC provides strategic and tactical airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation services for deploying, sustaining and redeploy

...ot meant solely as a cruise missile defense system, also being a threat to air refueling|tanker and C3I-ISR aircraft.

...dvanced flight control system, and improved avionics. The D model can be [[air refueling|refueled in flight]]. ...th extensive modifications to the fuel system, including greater capacity, air refueling (D and E only) and survivability improvements such as inert gas fillers for

An interim MH-60A versions received air refueling probes, forward-looking infrared (FLIR) and two Miniguns on pintle mounts i

The largest contract in question was the recompetition for [[air refueling|aerial tanker]] aircraft. She also affected the contract for the [[GBU-39 S

...he fuselage, as well as wing-mounted drop tanks. Still, they routinely use air refueling.

*Range: Unlimited with air refueling

* [[KC-135 Hercules]] [[USMC]] [[air refueling|tanker]]

...t the first official women's record for endurance with [[air refueling|mid-air refueling]]. They were aloft 42-1/2 hours in a [[Sunbeam (biplane)|Sunbeam]] biplane

...ir exercise, and bring them back all the way to home base without doing an air refueling stop. And we were able to do that in the span of about four hours. "

...1/proven_s3_p2.html}}</ref> As opposed to smaller helicopters, it can be [[air refueling|air refueled]], but it also can ''be'' a refueling tanker, a key Navy missi ...ned to provide [[combat search and rescue]], [[carrier onboard delivery]], air refueling, the delivery of special warfare teams and their removal from the theater,

Logistics usually requires a significant amount of air refueling. During Operation Allied Force in Kosovo, over 78 days of combat operations

...= Dustproof Cap for Fluid Dispensing Nozzels}}</ref> who contributed to in-air refueling of jet planes while stationed as a US Tech Sergeant in the United States Ai

...pable MiG-29K. F-16's do not have the range of the F-15, but routinely use air refueling.

...s. A special case is the protection of high-value assets such as AWACS and air refueling|tankers, which usually involves fighters, and possibly electronic warfare a

In 1957, a flight of three B-52Bs, with air refueling, circumnavigated the planet in 45 hours and 19 minutes. Together with the d ...upgrades, its service life is expected to continue beyond the year 2040. Air refueling gives them worldwide range.

...ght turbojet engine [[B-52]] bomber in 1948. Also in 1948 the standardized air refueling, in this instance between two [[B-29]]s, was accomplished at a Boeing plant

The main air refueling aircraft of the [[United States Air Force]], especially when the SR-71 was