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  • Airmen with the 100th Operations Support Squadron and 351st Air Refueling Squadron discuss potential combat crew communication practices during a briefing at RAF Mildenhall, England, Dec. 3, 2019. The combat crew communications shop’s main goal is to ensure the security of all aircrew communications during their flights. This includes training aircrew on the use of a variety of materials to help securely talk over the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Esau)

    Combat crew communication secures secrets

    Anytime, day or night, KC-135 Stratotankers and other transient aircraft that pass through RAF Mildenhall hold vital communication codes which allow the team to get the mission done. This critical information is organized, packaged and passed onto aircrews by Airmen from the 100th Operations Support Squadron combat crew communications team, and securing messages is the name of the game.
  • A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, currently deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, flies above the English countryside near Dover with two RAF F-35 jets, August 30, 2019. This is the first time UK F-35 Lightening jets have conducted training with the U.S. B-2 stealth bomber. (Courtesy Photo)

    RAF F-35s train with US Air Force B-2 bombers for the first time

    A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, currently deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, flies above the English countryside near Dover with two RAF F-35 jets, August 30, 2019. This is the first time UK F-35 Lightening jets have conducted training with the U.S. B-2 stealth bomber. (Courtesy Photo)
  • A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, and a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, fly side-by-side behind a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, England, during Operation Rapid Forge over Germany, July 23, 2019. Rapid Forge is a U.S. Air Forces in Europe-sponsored training event designed to enhance interoperability with NATO allies and partners, improve readiness and sharpen operational capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

    100th ARW supports Rapid Forge

    In coordination with U.S. European Command, the U.S. Air Force deployed F-35A Lightning IIs and F-15E Strike Eagles to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, as part of Operation Rapid Forge under the Department of Defense's Dynamic Force Employment Concept.
  • Dewey Christopher, now a retired master sergeant and veteran of World War II and the 100th Bombardment Group and 351st Bomb Squadron, poses for his official photo in his Class A uniform in 1942. Christopher was a crew chief with the 100th Bombardment Group and 351st Bomb Squadron at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, during World War II. He visited RAF Mildenhall in June 2019, when the Professional Development Center was renamed in his honor, and while here shared stories from his military days. (Courtesy photo)

    Tails from the hardstand: 100th Bomb Group veteran shares ‘Bloody Hundredth’ memories

    “It was right after Pearl Harbor happened that my best friend and I decided to join up with the U.S. Army Air Corps,” recalled retired Master Sgt. Dewey Christopher, a former 351st Bomb Squadron crew chief, 100th Bombardment Group and World War II veteran. “We went to Oklahoma City to sign up and by Dec. 17, 1941, I was in the service.” Christopher recently visited RAF Mildenhall as guest of honor at a ceremony renaming the Professional Development Center after him, and shared some of the stories from when he was stationed in England during World War II.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Kennie Neal, 100th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, Staff Sgt. Dajuantaye Brown, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron crew chief, and Maj. Gen. John Wood, Third Air Force commander, pose for a photo during a visit to RAF Mildenhall, England, May 31, 2019. Wood spent time during his visit to discuss leadership and acknowledge the hard work the Airmen of the 100th ARW displays each day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

    Third Air Force commander’s mission and vision

    Every leader throughout the course of history has had to live up to the task of gathering information coming at them from all sides, know the strengths and weaknesses of the people they surround themselves with and then take action. Critical decision making is the epitome of effective leadership, and determines whether the mission will succeed or fail.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Camron Quaranto, 100th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, commands his partner Tomi to stop during the obstacle course at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 2, 2019. Military working dogs and their handlers train daily on various techniques such as: bite-work, scouting, detection, obedience and the obstacle course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Cooper)

    100th SFS: Defending our forces

    They have been known by many names: cops, police, security forces, guardians of the gate and defenders. Some may say the word “Defender” is the most appropriate. According to Merriam-Webster, a defender is one who drives away danger or protects from attack and for the men and women of the 100th Security Forces Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, this definition seems well suited.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shannon Nations, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, preps a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall during training with Romanian air force F-16s in Bucharest, Romania, March 12, 2019. The crew was involved in training with Romanian air force F-16s over the skies of Romania, which enhanced regional capabilities to secure air sovereignty and promote peace and security through cooperation, collaboration, interoperability with NATO allies in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

    100th AMXS Airmen perform maintenance in Romania

    U.S. Airmen with the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron headed out to Bucharest, Romania to train alongside with Romanian air force F-16s March 11-15. This was the second time the 100th Air Refueling Wing supported and performed air refueling sorties with the F-16s in Romania.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Woodruff, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief and instrument and flight control systems craftsman, conducts routine maintenance aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker at RAF Mildenhall, England, Feb. 8, 2019. The 100th AMXS is comprised of six Air Force specialties: crew chiefs, hydraulics, electricians, propulsion, communication/navigation and instrument flight control systems Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

    Jets in the air, 100th AMXS put them there

    The health of the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet at RAF Mildenhall is of the utmost importance as it is the only air refueling mission in the European and African theaters of military responsibility. Every day, these tankers take to the sky to provide fuel support to not only their U.S. Air Force brethren, but to ally and coalition forces in the hope of mission success.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yannick Sharras, left, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Larry Nice, 86th AES medical technician, prepare a patient for medical evacuation during training aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker over the skies of Germany, Jan. 23, 2019. During the training, members underwent emergency medical scenarios, including patients suffering worsening health conditions, cardiac emergencies, aircraft decompression and emergency ditching of aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

    USAFE Airmen conduct aeromedical evacuation training above Germany

    Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Ramstein Air Base performed training aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, Jan. 23, 2019. During the training, members practiced emergency medical scenarios, including patients suffering worsening health conditions, cardiac emergencies, aircraft decompression and emergency ditching of an aircraft.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tori Watts, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution driver and 67th Special Operations Squadron Forward Arming and Refueling Point team member, packs a fuel hose for a FARP mission at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 11, 2018. The team puts readiness into reality, constantly training to provide for the mission anytime and anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Lee)

    Female FARP member – Fuels gas and breaks barriers

    Under complete darkness noises coming from every direction whirling around her, she focuses through the haze of her night vision goggles as she pulls more than 760 feet of heavy refueling hoses from one aircraft to another. Her face is full of sweat and her heart pounds, as a CV-22 Osprey hovers as it prepares to land before her.
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