1. Allied strike formations, reconnaissance planes, refueling tankers and targets in Serbia glowed before them, superimposed on a computerized map of the Balkans. 2. British aerial refueling tankers have serviced U.S. Navy jets, and British planes have flown reconnaissance missions. 3. In particular, reservists might provide base and port security, as well as to fly fighter jets, troop transport planes and refueling tankers. 4. Refueling tankers that can keep the airplanes flying day and night are essential to the operation. 5. Ten refueling tankers are also on their way, Pentagon officials said. 6. The Air Force has also deployed dozens of aerial refueling tankers and transport aircraft around the region, the officials said. 7. The refueling tankers allow combat jets stationed in the United States and dispatched to the Balkans to fly across the Atlantic without stopping. 8. Two New England Air National Guard refueling tankers have been sent to Europe to support NATO forces. 9. A squadron of U.S. refueling tankers is based in the country. 10. A woman sailor and three men were engulfed in a fireball in the engine room of the refueling tanker HMAS Westralia, navy spokesmen said. |