All Rivet Joint airframe and mission systems modifications are overseen by L-3 Communications (previously Raytheon), under the oversight of Air Force Materiel Command. The current RC-135 fleet is ...

Boeing RC-135 is powered by four CFM International F108-CF-201 engines, these powerplants are capable of propelling the Rivet Joint to a top speed of 580 miles per hour (933 kilometers per hour).

Rives, a small town in northwest Tennessee, was almost entirely underwater on Sunday after a nearby river overflowed following recent rainfall. Many of the town's 200 residents had evacuated at the ...

The U.S. Air Force 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron has been conducting missions since its arrival at Kadena Air Base in 1968.