Thousands of feet up and racing across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, US Air Force tankers close to within just 12 feet of fighter jets to refuel them in flight, sometimes as little as 8 feet, ...

Built to revolutionize aerial refueling, this next-generation tanker promised big gains — but its path to service has been ...

20,000 FEET OVER THE ATLANTIC — As the KC-10 tanker hugs the North Carolina coast about 40 miles north of Cherry Point Naval Air Station, six EA-6B Prowlers from Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare ...

As already explained in the previous post about the KC-767, unlike all the previous boom-equipped tankers, the NextGen Tanker uses an adveniristic remote boom operator’s station located behind the ...

Every filmmaker agrees that sound is crucial for a good narrative. Bad sound can kill even the best stories. While sound design is done within closed studio walls, capturing live sound on set is one ...

For Staff Sgt. Kyle Hunt, refueling an aircraft midflight, tens of thousands of feet in the air, is something like playing a video game. “Trying to guide in there like a claw machine,” Hunt said.

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Floyd W. Atkins, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, has reached 8,000 refueling hours in his career. SOUTHWEST ASIA – Air Force Senior Master Sgt.

The boom operator is the assistant to the production sound mixer on a TV show, film or commercial. What a boom operator does: A boom operator is responsible for holding a microphone called a boom mike ...