A KC-135 takes off from Andersen AFB, Guam, shorty before fumes in the aircraft forced a return to the base.
Credit: Brian Everstine/Aviation Week Network
ANDERSEN AFB, Guam—The flight was originally expected to showcase how the U.S. Air Force’s mobility community is pushing ahead to modernize its fleet on its own, as the broader service focuses its big spending on the combat side. But it did not take long for the tanker mission to turn into an...
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