James LaPorta is the national security coordinating producer for the CBS News' Washington bureau. He is a former U.S. Marine veteran infantryman and veteran of the Afghanistan war. Washington — An ...

The KC-135 Stratotanker has served as the backbone of American aerial refueling since the late 1950s. Its airframes have been repeatedly extended well past their original service life, and the fleet’s ...

China's military is integrating AI into aerial refuelling to optimize tanker support for combat aircraft in real-time. This ...

The U.S. military late Saturday identified six U.S. service members killed last week when a refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. One, 38-year-old Capt. Seth Koval, ...