On June 5, 1969, Kingdon Hawes, the acting commander, learned that Rivet Amber, the biggest, heaviest and most expensive RC-135 recon jet in the fleet of the Offutt-based Strategic Air Command ...

The current RC-135S aircraft trace their lineage to C-135 aircraft originally modified in 1961 and operated in 24-hour alert status out of Shemya AFB, Alaska. In 1994, all RC-135S aircraft and ...