100th ARW commander visits Arctic Challenge exercise

Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing salute the aircraft carrying Col. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., 100th ARW commander, Sept. 19, 2013, after the aircraft landed at Ørland Main Air Station, Norway. Bibb visited to speak with members of the "Bloody Hundredth" participating in the Arctic Challenge exercise and to extend his gratitude to the local Norwegian air force for its hospitality. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

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100th ARW commander visits Arctic Challenge exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Smith, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated flying crew chief, left; Staff Sgt. Samuel Dahlgren-Castillo, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, center; and Staff Sgt. Keith Shaff, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated flying crew chief, prepare to receive a KC-135R Stratotanker Sept. 19, 2013, on Ørland Main Air Station, Norway. The maintenance team in Ørland is part of a larger U.S. Air Force contingent in Norway participating in the Arctic Challenge exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

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100th ARW commander visits Arctic Challenge exercise

U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., right, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Senior Airman Lewius Hoang, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft communications and navigation systems journeyman, end of the line, talk about Hoang's time supporting the Arctic Challenge exercise Sept. 19, 2013, on Ørland Main Air Station, Norway. Hoang, along with other Airmen, supported the exercise to enable air crews from five nations and NATO to train in the air together. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

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100th ARW commander visits Arctic Challenge exercise

U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., left, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Norwegian air force Lt. Col. Per Mathisen, Ørland Main Air Station, Norway, and NATO Forward Operations commander, talk about the success their people and aircraft have had so far in the Arctic Challenge exercise Sept. 19, 2013, on Ørland MAS. Mathisen commands facilities which support various NATO aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

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100th ARW commander visits Arctic Challenge exercise

Published Sept. 21, 2013
By 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

ØRLAND, Norway -- U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, visited Ørland Main Air Station, Norway, to speak with members of the "Bloody Hundredth" participating in the Arctic Challenge exercise and to extend his gratitude to the local Norwegian air force for its hospitality.