The aircraft is equipped with lighting for night operations. The KC-10's boom operator controls refueling operations through a digital, fly-by wire system. Sitting in the rear of the aircraft ...
The Air Force has recognized a senior noncommissioned officer as the top boom operator ... the KC-135 Stratotanker, which has only six pallet positions for cargo, compared to the KC-10 Extender ...
The first, possibly the most important, is related to the cameras which replaced the boom operator's window ... especially ...