Airmen at Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan, set a couple of fuel records this fall, according to the current Ganci Gazette. Airmen of the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Flight, received a record amount of fuel—some 7.256 million gallons—in October, setting a new monthly record for the main transit facility for operations in Afghanistan. That same month, they also set a one-day delivered record of 356,000 gallons.
KC-46’s Refueling Boom Damaged While Refueling F-22s
July 8, 2025
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker suffered damage to its boom while refueling F-22 Raptors off the coast of Virginia on July 8, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed, with reported radio communication from the crew indicating the boom “detached.”