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  • 100th CES practice live fire contingency response

    Firefighters assigned to the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron approach a controlled fire using hand lines during a base-wide exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, April 27, 2023. The 100th CES practiced night fire suppression techniques during a simulated aircraft fire.

  • Base readiness exercise: water sampling

    During a base readiness exercise, 48th Operational Medical Readiness squadron bioenvironmental engineers simulated testing tap water for contaminants by using a water testing kit. The detector kit tests for various chemical warfare agents to discover the type of chemical attack.

  • Dirt Boys perform RADR during base exercise

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron simulated Rapid Airfield Damage Repair routine training during a base-wide readiness exercise. RADR is a multi-staged process used to quickly and effectively repair airfields, allowing for operations to continue in combat

  • 100 FSS simulates facility during CBRNE exercise

    Participants aimed to create a simulated mission-capable environment that could be set up and utilized in the event of a crisis. The training prepared Airmen across the installation for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive attacks.

  • 100th LRS secure base during exercise

    Airmen from the 100th LRS conducted a simulated post-attack reconnaissance (PAR) sweep after a simulated missile attack to the base. PAR teams conduct these sweeps to check for casualties, unexploded ordnances, and contamination from chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons.

  • F-16 Fighting Falcons swoop into RAF Mildenhall

    U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, visit Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, April 12, 2023. The 510th FS, known as “Buzzards,” provides combat airpower on demand to U.S. and NATO combatant commanders, as well as the National Command

  • NAOC aircraft visits RAF Mildenhall

    An E-4B National Airborne Operations Center visits Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, April 12, 2023. The NAOC aircraft has several missions, both operational and training, which require travel to a wide variety of locations, both within the United States and around the world. (U.S. Force photo by

  • Refueling the fight in the air, on land, on demand

    Royal Air Force Mildenhall is home to two separate wings with different scopes and responsibilities. However, the collaborative efforts they use to execute each mission makes the installation as a whole, a truly strategic forward base.

  • Team Mildenhall hosts local media flight

    United Kingdom local media pose for photo after a media flight at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, April 6, 2023. Team Mildenhall hosts media flights to educate the public about the air refueling mission and the global reach that the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft provides.