8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – Members of the local community watch as a plane takes off Aug. 22, 2012, while touring the air traffic control tower. In addition to the tower, they also toured the fire department, saw a demonstration from the 100th Security Force’s Military Working Dog section, visited a KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator and a static aircraft on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – From left, Ian Nichols, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, speaks to Ken Thompson, British-American Committee, and Patricia Levrington about the duties of the firefighters Aug. 21, 2012, at the base fire department. Eight members of the local community were selected by the British-American Committee for their support of the base and its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – From left, Ken Thompson, British-American Committee member, David Hines, local business owner, Airman 1st Class Gabriel King, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, and Bruce Golson, base contractor, speak about the KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator Aug. 21, 2012, in Bldg. 816. Members of the local community and the British-American Committee toured several base facilities including the air traffic control tower, fire department, flight simulator and a static aircraft on the flightline. They also received a wing mission brief and saw a 100th Security Force’s Military Working Dog demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – Ian Nichols, center, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, speaks to Patricia Levrington, worker at a local medical facility, left, and Anna Batey, school governor at Beck Row Primary School, during the British-American Committee tour Aug. 21, 2012, at the base fire department. The tour also consisted of wing mission brief, visits to the air traffic control tower, a ride in the KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator and a tour of a static aircraft on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – From left, Anna Batey and Patricia Levrington watch a demonstration from the 100th Security Force’s Military Working Dogs section as part of a base tour Aug. 21, 2012, at a soccer field on base. The demonstration consisted of different search techniques and situations under which the MWD would attack a perpetrator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – Capt. David Scott, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, explains different features of the KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 21, 2012, on the flightline. The 100th Air Refueling Wing has 15 KC-135 aircraft assigned and conducts a majority of their refueling operations over parts of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – Anna Batey, school governor at Beck Row Primary School, takes a ride in the KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator Aug. 21, 2012, in Bldg. 816. The simulator is used as a training tool for pilots to practice flying as well as how to deal with scenarios such as in-flight emergencies and flying in varying weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – Terry Hamill, a worker at a local autistic home, takes a look at parts of the landing gear of a KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 21, 2012, on the flightline. Hamill and seven other members of the local community were invited by the British-American Committee for a tour of the base. The tour also consisted of wing mission brief, visits to the air traffic control tower, a ride in the KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator and a tour of a static aircraft on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

8/22/2012 - RAF MILDENHALL, England – Stuart Cook, a local business owner, looks out the boom operator’s pod of a KC-135 Stratotanker as part of a base tour Aug. 21, 2012, on the flightline. Following a ride in the KC-135 flight simulator, the group was given a tour the aircraft where they had the opportunity to climb into the boom pod and sit in the pilot and co-pilot seats in the flight deck. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)