April 24, 2025 Safely performing aerial refueling for Thunderbirds requires precision The 54th Air Refueling Squadron from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, refueled the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in flight on their way to the Wings Over West Texas Air Show at Dyess AFB, Texas, April 17, 2025.
Oct. 5, 2023 USAF partners with GM Defense to successfully power aircraft with Electric Ground Power Unit The Air Force Research Laboratory collaborated with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command headquarters and General Motors Defense to successfully power a KC-135 tanker aircraft with GM Defense’s Electric Ground Power Unit at Edwards Air Force Base, California.