美国空军第909空中加油中队的 KC-135R 空中加油机为海军的 F/A-18E 战斗机空中加油。（AIRSPACE TO THE SOUTH OF OKINAWA, Japan (June 5, 2014) A Navy FA-18E Super Hornet, left, from the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the Young Tigers of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a scheduled refueling mission with aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5）

2014年6月5日，马来西亚槟城，美国空军夏威夷空中国民警卫队第154联队第203空中加油机中队的 KC-135“同温层油轮”空中加油机（夏威夷，珍珠港，希卡姆联合基地）抵达北海空军基地，为“飓风对抗-2014”空战演习提供支援，该演习是美国空军和马来西亚空军联合举办的对抗空战演习，每两年举行一次，本年度演习于6月6日开始至20日结束。（A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron lands at Royal Malaysian Air Force Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia, June 5, 2014, to deliver personnel and equipment for Cope Taufan 14. Cope Taufan is a biennial aerial combat exercise designed to increase the combat readiness and interoperability of the U.S. Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force.）

2014年2月25日，希腊克里特岛苏达空军基地，美国空军 KC-135R“同温层油轮”空中加油机正在起飞，为参加联合作战训练的美国和希腊战机提供油料保障。（A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off from Souda Air Base, Greece, during a flying training deployment with the Hellenic air force, Feb. 25, 2014. The Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, crew supports the training with air refueling assets.）

2002年4月30日，阿拉斯加州，北部边缘-2002 联合演习中，阿拉斯加空中国民警卫队第168空中加油中队的KC-135R为2架美国空军第90战斗机中队的F-15D空中加油。（Two US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron fly a refueling mission with a USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 168th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS) Alaskan Air National Guard (ANG) during a mission in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. The F-15D aircraft are armed with AIM-120 Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles.）

1982年4月28日，大西洋，北约“海洋风险”军演期间，美国空军KC-135A伸出空中加油伸缩套管准备为第33战术战斗机联队的F-15空中加油。（Air-to-air right rear underside view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with its advanced aerial refueling boom extended, to refuel an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, (33rd TFW), during operation Ocean Venture.）

1982年4月28日，大西洋，北约“海洋风险”军演期间，美国空军KC-135A为第33战术战斗机联队的F-15空中加油。（An air-to-air right side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as it refuels an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, during Operation Ocean Venture.）

2002年4月27日，阿拉斯加州艾尔森空军基地，美国空军空中国民警卫队的KC-135R在北部边缘-2002 联合演习中沿跑道滑行。（An Air National Guard (ANG) KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft taxis down the runway at Eielson Air Force (AFB), Alaska (AK), during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002.）