US Air Force Completes First Commercial Air-To-Air Refueling Of Fighter Aircraft – Omega Air

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The U.S. Air Force is shifting the way it builds and maintains readiness for flight operations by way of commercial enterprise.

This change isn’t completely new, as the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have been leveraging this capability for almost 20 years. However, the Air Force is now hopping on board to use commercial refuelers.