Markings on the plane identified it as coming from Beale Air Force Base in California, which hosts the Air Force Reserve Command’s 940th Air Refueling Wing. KANMarkings on the plane identify it as coming from Beale Air Force Base in California, which hosts the Air Force Reserve Command’s 940th Air Refueling Wing." Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine said the Air Force and CENTCOM would provide updates as more information becomes available. The Air Force did not say what specific mission the jets involved in Thursday’s incident were performing. The KC-135s are some of the oldest platforms in the US Air Force’s inventory, with the last unit delivered in 1965, according to an Air Force fact sheet.

Source: CNN March 13, 2026 06:12 UTC