The US Air Force Retired Its Most Capable Tanker & Replaced It With A Downgrade.

[SoCal Mac]

https://simpleflying.com/us-air-force-retire-most-capable-tanker-replaced-downgrade/

Found this to be an interesting story with the current issues with the KC-46 the aging KC-135 and the recent return of the MD-11's after the UPS crash. Seems like the KC-10 was the true workhorse of the tanker fleet and sad the the Air Force deemed it unworthy to keep around. This plane still had years of service left before being dumped in the boneyard.