National Security: Air refueling

Joe Boyles Guest Columnist Two Air Force KC-135R aerial tankers collided last week over friendly skies above Iraq. One crashed carrying six airmen to their death while the other aircraft safely recovered at an Israeli airfield. The crashed aircraft had two crews aboard from Tampa and Columbus, a crew consisting of two pilots and the boom operator. It is far too early in the investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Tankers carry no ejection system or parachutes. The age of aeria