Arsenal: KC-135 Stratotanker in Global Air Operations, the Cold War and Beyond
Arsenal: KC-135 Stratotanker in Global Air Operations, the Cold War and Beyond follows the jet tanker from tense airborne refueling tracks over Vietnam and Southeast Asia through the massive air bridge of Desert Storm and into later campaigns over the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Listeners hear how the Stratotanker solved the brutal problem of range, how crews lived and worked inside the narrow fuselage, and how its boom operators kept bombers and fighters alive far from home. The episode traces strengths, weaknesses, upgrades, and variants, then closes with the tanker’s long legacy and where you can still see it today. Arsenal is the Friday feature of Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, and the podcast is developed by Trackpads.com.
