Metrea Stratotanker in Germany

During March 2025 a commercially-operated KC-135R Stratotanker deployed to Germany to provide tanker support to Luftwaffe combat aircraft. Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker N572MA, with the callsign SWIFTBIRD 88, departed Newport News-Williamsburg Airport, Virginia, for Germany, touching down at Spangdahlem Air Base on March 9, 2025. The arrival marked the start of a three-week deployment by the aircraft to Germany, which is owned by the commercial operator Metrea. Stratotanker in Germany According to Metrea the Stratotanker “will focus on Boom Drogue Adapter