Preparing for the KC-135 Stratotanker

914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published January 06, 2017

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Master Sgt. Roland Selfridge (left), Aircraft Fuel Systems Shop Chief and Master Sgt. Art Fijalkowski, Fuels System Technician, both from the 914th Maintenance Squadron are reviewing a KC-135R fuel system schematic chart and comparing it to a C-130H2 in the fuels hangar at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. on January 6, 2017. The air reserve technicians are making preparations for the 914th Airlift Wing's upcoming conversion to the KC-135R Stratotanker. The aircraft in the background is the last scheduled Niagara C-130 to have fuel system maintenance performed on it. The first KC-135R is scheduled to arrive at the base in early February. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Peter Borys)

NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. --

914th Maintenance Squadron personnel have begun reviewing KC-135R fuel system schematic charts and comparing them to the current 914th Airlift Wing inventory of C-130H2 Hercules aircraft stationed here. The wing is making preparations for the conversion to the Stratotanker airframe.

The last scheduled fuel system maintenance to be performed on a Niagara C-130 is currently underway as the first KC-135R is scheduled to arrive at the base in early February.