A B-52 from the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., deployed Tuesday to take part in a Slovak air show. The bomber will participate as a static display in the Slovak International Air Fest at Sliac AB, Slovakia, Aug. 27-28, according to US Air Forces in Europe release. A contingent of A-10s deployed to the Central European country that borders Ukraine in July in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
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.”