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Transfer of Four KC-135s to Eielson in the Works, USAF Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, March 13th, 2025

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Transfer of Four KC-135s to Eielson in the Works, USAF Says

On Aug. 27 last year, U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrews from the 168th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard, refueled fighter aircraft as part of the Red Flag Alaska 24-3 exercise (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)

U.S. Air Force plans have called for moving four more KC-135 tankers by the end of September to Eielson AFB, Alaska under the 168th Wing, and a service official said on Wednesday that such plans are in the works. Regarding "contested logistics" in a possible confrontation with China or Russia, Sen. Daniel Sullivan (R-Alaska) said that "the Air Force with its tanker fleet is particularly challenged." "I think that one [of the four KC-135s] has already been moved to Eielson,…

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