Jumper: Air Force needs more large tanker aircraft

Gen. John Jumper, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, said Aug. 9 that the service needs more large tanker aircraft like its KC-10 Extender, echoing comments made recently by another senior Air Force general. The KC-135 Stratotanker has been the focus of the Air Force tanker debate over the past few...

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