美国华盛顿州埃卢恩哈伊特城费尔柴尔德空军基地举行快速出动训练，美国空军第92空中加油联队的 KC-135T 空中加油机机群编队滑行中。（Team Fairchild KC-135 Stratotankers taxi to the runway during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wing Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities to provide responsive aerial refueling and operational support for the full range of military missions worldwide.）

2013年8月1日，美国堪萨斯州麦康奈尔空军基地排列整齐的 KC-135T/R 空中加油机，该基地驻扎有世界上最大的空中加油机联队-第22空中加油联队，共有62架 KC-135 被部署在此，在需要的时候提供全球覆盖。（McConnell Air Force Base is the world's largest Air Refueling Wing and is the home of 62 KC-135 Stratotankers. McConnell's primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed.）