Modern, sophisticated air defense systems have made the A-10 more vulnerable than before. But throwing in the towel on one of ...

Video of a DC-10 air tanker taking evasive action after dropping retardant on the Fort Hall wildfire on Tuesday evening.

The bright pink liquid had long dried, coating the sidewalks, trees and vehicles of Las Rosas Drive in Los Lunas on Tuesday afternoon, filling the otherwise burned and blackened neighborhood with pops ...

Helena has an ace up its sleeve when it comes to firefighting aircraft, a tanker base that can support the largest ...

They’re one of the largest firefighting tanker planes in the world and have played a big part in supporting firefighters as they work to contain fires across the ...

Helena has an ace up its sleeve when it comes to firefighting aircraft, a tanker base that can support the largest ...

One of the protesters was 10 Tanker Air Carrier, which flies two DC-10 passenger jets modified to drop fire retardant. The company won a contract in the latest round to fly one of its planes.

In the past, we’ve used the DC-10 air tanker to battle major fires, so one viewer asked KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez why it wasn't used during the Pauline Road Fire. Here's what he ...

While 10 Tanker is based in Albuquerque, they get sent all over the U.S. and the world. “We’re one of five in America, and we run the largest air tankers in the world, which are the DC-10s ...

NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Garrett Smithley’s Dad Is A Pilot Fighting Fires From Above NASCAR driver Garrett Smithley, 32, who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series in the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro ...

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) held a decommissioning ceremony for the KC-10 Extender aerial tanker, plane to be replaced by the KC-46A Pegasus ...