The boom operator watched the fighter jet hover below his Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. With precision, Airman 1st Class Jonathon Covey lowered the boom carrying the fuel tank. He steadied his control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for ...

For Staff Sgt. Kyle Hunt, refueling an aircraft midflight, tens of thousands of feet in the air, is something like playing a video game. “Trying to guide in there like a claw machine,” Hunt said.

Business Insider recently interviewed a US Air Force boom operator at a base in England. The boom operator is responsible for setting up the midair refueling for a receiving aircraft. They shared how ...