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  • Piano burn concludes RAF Mildenhall Heritage Day

    A piano burns during the first Heritage Day at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 16, 2024. The piano tradition started to honor a Royal Air Force pilot known for playing the piano who was killed in action during World War II.

  • Lightning over Poland: 100th ARW refuels 48th FW during F2T2 NATO exercise

    Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lighting II's from the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, received fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during a find, fix, track and target exercise over Poland, Aug. 13, 2024. The successful

  • RAF Mildenhall’s Heritage Day “Masters of the Air” Q&A

    Kirk Saduski, left, “Masters of the Air” co-producer, and Matt Mabe, 100th Bomb Group Foundation board of directors member, participate in a Q&A session during Heritage Day at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 16, 2024. The Apple+ mini-series focused on the Eighth Air Force and the 100th

  • Heritage aircrafts arrive in RAF Mildenhall

    RAF Mildenhall hosted its first Heritage Day event, celebrating the installation's legacy and history in recognition of its upcoming 90th anniversary. The installation hosted vintage aircraft for a static display for base personnel to observe.

  • RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

    A “High Life" nose art decal is displayed on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life”, from which the KC-135 got its name, completed 12 successful missions before it crash-landed in Dubendorf,

  • 100 ARW command team hosts all-call for Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Garlow, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks to Airmen on the topics of culture, organization and feedback during an all-call that finished with a Q&A at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 8, 2024.

  • ReaDy Airman of the Week: 100th CS Airman recognized

    U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Garlow, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tiffany Griego, 100th ARW command chief, congratulated Senior Airman Brandon Watts, 100th Communications Squadron cybersecurity technician, for being the ReaDy Airman of the Week at Royal Air Force Mildenhall,

  • RAF Mildenhall wins 2023 Air Force best PDC of the year

    The Professional Development Center (PDC) at Royal Air Force Mildenhall has won the 2023 Air Force PDC of the year award, its first ever, for its significant contributions to the professional growth and development of Team Mildenhall members.The award recognizes the PDC’s commitment to delivering

  • 100th ARW honors WWII B-17 ‘Little Boy Blue’ on 80th anniversary of crash

    It was July 19, 1944, when a B-17 Flying Fortress headed out over East Anglia on its 67th mission, taking its aircrew on their 18th mission. For the aircraft – “Little Boy Blue” – and its crew, it would be their last flight, as it fell from the skies into a farmer’s field in Suffolk, England.Eighty