KC-46A - The NEW Air Refueling Tanker

I served twenty plus years in the U. S. Air Force, 1963-1983, and sixteen of those years were as a Crew Chief on the wonderful C-135 platform, both &#039;short and tall tails&#039;, and on just about every type and model.  Most of my career was on EC/KC/RC/WC-135&#039;s, and both the B-47 and B-52.  I loved the simplicity and air-worthiness of the C-135 airframe and its multi-role taskings.

It truly makes me glad to know that our troops in the Air Force today will be receiving another Boeing airplane to replace those that I spent nearly half of my adult life maintaining.

Congratulations BOEING on the new KC-46A Tanker.  Wish I was going to be around to help keep them flying, too.

Richard &quot;Crewdawg&quot; Taylor
M/Sgt, USAF, Ret.