Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, above the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 27, 2017. The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. During this flight, the KC-135 offloaded 55,000 pounds of fuel to the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tenley Long)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, above the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 27, 2017. The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The B-52s conduct routine deployments that support the United States’ mission to maintain ready and postured forces on land, in the air and at sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tenley Long)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, above the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 27, 2017. The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. During this flight, the KC-135 offloaded 55,000 pounds of fuel to the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tenley Long)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, above the Mediterranean Sea, Sept. 27, 2017. The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. During this flight, the KC-135 offloaded 55,000 pounds of fuel to the B-52. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tenley Long)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, above the Mediterranean Sea Sept. 27, 2017. The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The B-52s conduct routine deployments that supports the United States’ mission to maintain ready and postured forces on land, in the air and at sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tenley Long)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 27, 2017, over the Mediterranean Sea. Part of the B-52’s training during its deployment includes releasing inert ordnance while flying over controlled airspace areas of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Cooper)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La, prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 27, 2017, over the Mediterranean Sea. Part of the B-52’s training during its deployment includes releasing inert ordnance while flying over controlled airspace areas of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Cooper)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La, moves away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, after refueling Sept. 27, 2017, over the Mediterranean Sea. Part of the B-52’s training during its deployment includes releasing inert ordnance while flying over controlled airspace areas of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Cooper)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenahall, England, Sept. 27, 2017, over the Mediterranean Sea. Part of the B-52’s training during its deployment includes releasing inert ordnance while flying over controlled airspace areas of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Cooper)

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Team Mildenhall supports B-52 deployment

Published Oct. 2, 2017
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A formation of KC-135 Stratotankers, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, refueled a B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 27, 2017, over the Mediterranean Sea. The B-52s conduct routine deployments that support the United States’ mission to maintain ready and postured forces on land, in the air and at sea. Part of the training during this deployment included releasing inert ordnance while flying in controlled airspace areas of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.