Wilsbach: KC-135s Damaged in Epic Fury Will Return to Service, Some Will Take ‘Year or Two’
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June 9, 2026
Air Force leaders expect all six KC-135 Stratotankers that were damaged but not destroyed as part of Operation Epic Fury will eventually be repaired and returned to service. Some of those damaged KC-135s are already flying again, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, said, but the most heavily damaged could take a year or two to be fully repaired.
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