Pacific Air Forces had to scrub plans to use the first C-17 stationed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, to ferry relief supplies late on Feb. 19 to the Philippines when the brand new airlifter developed a “minor” malfunction, officials told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The base had to shift the cargo from the Hickam C-17 to one from Charleston AFB, N.C., which was in Hawaii. A base spokesman told the newspaper that the Hickam C-17 needs to replace an aircraft propulsion data management computer. It’s still under warranty, right
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.”