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    Continuing the conversation: EO leads the way with diversity classes

    The mission of the EO office is to enable combat airlift capabilities and total team excellence through exceptional equal opportunity service, unrivaled leadership support, and promotion of a positive human relations environment. That mission has become more important than ever in recent months.
  • Airman inspecting aircraft components

    Diverse maintenance tasks ensure Bloody Hundredth’s support of global reach mission

    Maintainers within the 100th Maintenance Squadron Fabrication, Aerospace Ground Equipment and Maintenance flights ensure 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotankers can deliver aerial refueling around-the-clock. From repairing tow bars to inspecting aircraft components for cracks, Airmen complete a variety of maintenance tasks in support of the Air Force’s global reach mission.
  • Aircrew members pose for a photo in front of the “Boss Lady” KC-135 Stratotanker at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 18, 2020. The two female aircrews refueled B-2 Spirits over the North Sea as part of a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron)

    351st ARS female flyers conduct B-2 aerial refueling

    A 351st Air Refueling Squadron training mission, which refueled B-2 Spirits included two all-female crews at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 18, 2020. The two aircrews were part of a four-ship formation and provided aerial refueling support for the stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, which were flying a long-range strategic bomber mission.
  • Two mechanics kneeling next to a trailer on a forklift.

    86 VRS, Army expedite repairs

    Through innovation and resourcefulness, the 86th VRS has saved time and money by establishing a new partnership with local Army supply to expedite military tactical (M-series) vehicle repairs at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
  • Master Sgt. Aisling Loftus, 100th Force Support Squadron postal superintendent, assembles a care package of hygiene items at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 15, 2020. Loftus spearheaded an initiative led by the Top-3 committee to collect hygiene items, snacks, and money for local healthcare workers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron)

    Team Mildenhall donates care packages to local NHS healthcare workers

    The Top-3 committee, made up of master sergeants, senior master sergeants and chief master sergeants, at RAF Mildenhall, England, has organized the donation of thousands of food and hygiene items for local healthcare workers fighting COVID-19. The donation campaign, led by Master Sgt. Aisling Loftus, 100th Force Support Squadron postal superintendent, has helped support doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and medical workers throughout the region.
  • A photo of an aircraft resting in a hangar.

    86 MXS extracts C-130H fuel tank for training

    The 86th Maintenance Squadron removed fuel tanks from each wing of a C-130H Hercules ground trainer aircraft to use for confined space training. The additional hands-on training from the extracted fuel tanks is estimated to save the Air Force up to $700,000.
  • An Airman standing behind a podium in front of an audience.

    Fallen hero honored, memorialized at Ramstein

    Ramstein leadership and Kaiserslautern Military Community members gathered to honor and memorialize a fallen hero during a road dedication ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 16, 2020.
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    52nd CES stops F-16 Fighting Falcon in its track

  • Members of the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Jet Shop pose for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker F108 turbofan engine at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 9, 2020. The shop maintains all KC-135 engines on base, supporting the wing in strategic aerial refueling objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron)

    100th AMXS Jet Shop ‘engine doctors’ keep KC-135s healthy

    The 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Jet Shop at RAF Mildenhall, England, maintains all KC-135 Stratotanker engines on base. The shop repairs F108 turbofan engines and conducts periodic inspections, ensuring the KC-135s are ready to deliver rapid global aerial refueling around-the-clock.
  • Airmen hold a jet aircraft being lifted by a crane steady with ropes.

    Illuminating history: F-4 Phantom II restoration

    The 86th Maintenance Group, 86th Civil Engineer Group and the 435th Construction and Training Squadron recently completed the restoration and installation of an RF-4C Phantom II aircraft.
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