Metrea are a commercial air -to-air refuelling provider (among other things) They operate the 5th largest aerial refuelling fleet in the world, and the only company using KC-135s.
Just makes my teeth itch Reeks of a field patch-up when the right resources weren't there. Speaking as an expert** This is how it is done properly: 2 hose reels and a boom for those who can't basket.
**...in getting to within shouting distance of the drogue and then giving it all up as an exercise in utter frustration...