USAF tankers bring fuel to combat aircraft
Traditionally, USAF aerial tankers set up orbits and wait for fighters and bombers to come to them for fuel. However, the tankers flying over Afghanistan and Iraq are now bring fuel to the planes instead.
The change in tactics requires more coordination to make sure the tankers don’t intrude on other military operations and commercial air lanes, said Lt. Col Todd Dixon, a tanker pilot who oversees the refuelers’ scheduling for Air Forces Central’s Combined Air Operations Center.
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