A new-build C-17 transport arrived at JB Charleston, SC, last week, bringing the total number of C-17s assigned to the base’s 437th Airlift Wing to 58, reports Charleston’s The Post and Courier. Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, commander of Air University at Maxwell AFB, Ala., flew the aircraft in from Boeing’s C-17 assembly plant in Long Beach, Calif., on Dec. 9. Col. Brian Robinson, 437th AW vice commander, accompanied Peck.
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.”