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  • 351st EARS change of command

    The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron had a change of command April 15, 2013, here, amid a reduction in air-to-air refueling support the unit has provided French operations in Mali. The outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Heather Baldwin, passed command of the forward-deployed squadron to Lt. Col.

  • Life of a mission supporting French fighter aircraft

    On March 17, 2013, a 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircrew delivered fuel to French fighter aircraft over Africa.The French fighters are conducting operations over Mali, and the air-to-air refueling expands the operational capability of French aircraft by allowing them to remain

  • Bloody 100th flies 100th for French

    Airmen flying KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, completed the 100th refueling mission March 17, 2013, supporting French fighter aircraft conducting operations in Mali.The Airmen and aircraft deployed from RAF Mildenhall to southwest Europe on Jan. 26,

  • Commanders visit deployed Airmen on tail swap

    Two commanders and a chaplain from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, visited deployed Airmen for a about two hours on March 4, 2013, as part of a KC-135 Stratotanker tail swap.Lt. Col. Albert Franke, 100th Communications Squadron commander, Maj. Timothy Voruz, 100th Logistics

  • One-million-pound pass complete

    Somewhere over Africa during a mission Feb. 16, 2013, an aircrew from the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron reached a milestone.More than 1 million pounds of fuel have now been passed from KC-135 Stratotankers, operating from a deployed location in southwest Europe, to French fighter

  • 2 million pounds of cargo delivered

    The U.S. Air Force reached a major milestone Feb. 12 when the service hit the 2 million pounds of cargo transported mark during airlift operations from Istres, France to Bamako, Mali and other partner nations in support of French military operations in Northern Africa. At the request of the French