During the transition of  the French Air and Space Forces (AdlA) from the (K)C-135 to the Airbus A330 MRTT tankers, the old and disused tankers were stored at Nimes-Garons airfield home to the maintenance base of the Sécurité Civile. This used to be a Base d’Aéronautique Navale (BAN).

On 11 July 2024 Metrea Strategic Mobility (Metrea) announced it completed the acquisition of all fourteen Boeing C-135FR and KC-135RG tankers from the French Air and Space Forces (AdlA).

Eleven French tankers have already been allocated US civil registrations and the tie-ups look as follows:

N604MA, ex US 63-8470,   ex AdlA 470/31-CA

N623MA, ex US 63-8471,   ex AdlA 471/31-CB

N632MA, ex US 63-8472,   ex AdlA 472/31-CC

N638MA, ex US 63-8474,   ex AdlA 474/31-CE

N679MA, ex US 63-8475,   ex AdlA 475/31-CF

N717MA, ex US 63-12735, ex AdlA 735/31-CG

N752MA, ex US 63-12736, ex AdlA 736/31-CH

N763MA, es US 63-12737, ex AdlA 737/31-CI

N764MA, ex US 63-12738, ex AdlA 738/31-CJ

N769MA, ex US 63-12739, ex AdlA 739/31-CK

N781MA, ex US 63-12740, ex AdlA 740/31-CL