北部边缘-2008 联合演习中，阿拉斯加山脉上空，美国空军第909空中加油中队（909ARS）一架 KC-135R 加油机给第65入侵者中队（65FS）的 F-15C 战斗机加油。（Over the Ranges of Alaska -- An F-15 Eagles from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada's 65th Aggressors Squadron receives fuel from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan while flying the air war phase of Northern Edge 08. The aircraft, along with over 120 others, are in Alaska as part of the Northern Edge 08. NE08 is a joint training even that provides effective, flexible and capabilities-centered joint forces ready for deployment worldwide and enables real world proficiency in detections and tracking of units at sea, in the air, and on land in response to multiple crises. 5,000 service members and 120 aircraft are involved in the exercise that is schedule for May 5 – 16.）

北部边缘-2006 联合演习中，美国空军第939空中加油联队（939ARW）一架 KC-135R 空中加油机在阿拉斯加湾上空等待受油机。（A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 939th Air Refueling Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., awaits another receiver while flying over the Gulf of Alaska during a maritime excercise June 13, 2006, as part of exercise Northern Edge 2006. The joint exercise is one of a series of U.S. Pacific Command exercises that prepare joint forces to respond to crises in the Asian Pacific region.）

北部边缘-2006 联合演习中，美国空军各单位的 KC-135 空中加油机在艾尔森空军基地列队维护。（Two of the 939th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft are parked on the Eielson Air Force Base, AK flight line ready to refuel the fighters participating in Northern Edge 2006 joint-military exercise, June 5-16, 2006. More than 5000 Airmen, Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers participated in the exercise and served as part of a joint task force practicing tasks associated with joint operations.）

北部边缘-2006 联合演习中，美国空军第354战斗机联队第18战斗机中队（354FW/18FS）一架 F-16CG 战斗机接受 KC-135R（第939空中加油联队/939ARW）空中加油。（EIELSON Air Force Base, Alaska -- Captain Karl Palmberg, 18 Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska refuels his F-16 Fighting Falcon from a 939th Air Refueling Wing, Portland ANG KC-135 during Exercise Northern Edge '06. These aircraft were operating over the Gulf of Alaska during a maritime exercise. Northern Edge '06 is a joint training exercise hosted by the Alaskan Command.）

北部边缘-2002 联合演习中，美国空军第90战斗机中队（阿拉斯加州埃尔门多夫空军基地，90FS）的 F-15E 战斗轰炸机在阿拉斯加州北部乡村上空接受 KC-135R 空中加油。（Two US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS), fly a refueling mission with an Air Mobility Command (AMC) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, during a training mission conducted over Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.）

北部边缘-2002 联合演习中，美国空军第90战斗机中队（阿拉斯加州埃尔门多夫空军基地，90FS）三架 F-15E 战斗轰炸机在阿拉斯加州北部乡村上空接受 KC-135R 空中加油。（Two US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron (FS), fly a refueling mission with an Air Mobility Command (AMC) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, during a training mission conducted over Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.）

红旗-阿拉斯加 15-2 联合空战演习中，美国空军第22空中加油联队（堪萨斯州麦康奈尔空军基地，22ARW）一架 KC-135R 空中加油机飞越艾尔森空军基地。（A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., prepares to land May 14, 2015, after a Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 15-2 mission at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The support the Stratotanker provides during aerial-refueling is vital to the success of the U.S. and coalition forces participating in RF-A.）

挪威空军第338中队（338Skv）一架 F-16AM 战斗机在“红旗 15-1”联合空战演习中接受美国空军 KC-135 空中加油。（F-16 fighter during the exercise Red Flag in USA.）

美国空军第48空中远征大队（48AEG）一架支援北约冰岛空中警戒任务（IAS）的 KC-135R 空中加油机准备从冰岛凯夫拉维克国际机场升空。（A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 48th Air Expeditionary Group taxis for takeoff at Keflavik International Airport May 15, 2014. The refueling aircraft extends the range of the F-15C Eagles so they can perform the mission while deployed for Icelandic Air Policing, which is part of NATO's commitment to keep Iceland's airspace safe and secure.）

美国空军一架来自英国米尔登霍尔空军基地的 KC-135R 空中加油机抵达冰岛凯夫拉维克国际机场准备降落，为北约冰岛空中警戒任务（IAS）提供支持。（A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to RAF Mildenhall prepares to land at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, Nov. 4, 2013, to conduct air surveillance and policing missions.）