@ Riverside, CA
April 2023
A commercially operated KC-135 on static display during the 2023 SoCal Air Show. Metrea Strategic Mobility owns and operates four KC-135R aircraft purchased from the Republic of Singapore, offering commercial air-to-air refueling services to DoD aircraft. While U.S. Navy and Marine Corps units regularly use commercial aerial refueling services for training and support, July 2023 marked the first time that U.S. Air Force aircraft used commercial aerial refueling. Stratotankers have been in service since 1957 and many will eventually be replaced by the Boeing 767-based KC-46 Pegasus. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965.
