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  • 100th ARW refuels NATO E-3 Sentry aircraft

    The 100th Air Refueling Wing conducted a refueling mission with a NATO E-3 Sentry aircraft over Europe Aug. 19. Training with NATO forces enhances the collective security of the European continent, and refueling different aircraft improves the wing's ability to provide rapid air refueling support

  • Aviano AB F-16s collaborate with RAF Mildenhall

    U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, sit on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 3, 2021. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role aircraft which is maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and

  • Cultivating Culture: The Story of a First-Gen American Airman

    Growing up in Santa Ana, California, Alvaro Damian Villagomez was raised in a hard-working Mexican household, with both his parents hailing from Mexico and each working two jobs to support a family of five. As a U.S. Air Force First Term Airman, he has been able to incorporate that same work ethic

  • Hard Work Pays Off for Finance Airman

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jake Pineiros is a finance technician assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, who joined the Air Force in August of 2018.

  • Eyes of the Mildenhall Sky: Air Traffic Control

    U.S. Senior Airman Malcolm Blair, 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, communicates with an incoming KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, July 28th, 2021.

  • 100th ARW refuels German Tornado aircraft over Germany

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, refueled German air force Tornado aircraft over Germany Aug. 2. Conducting air refueling training with an ally like Germany improves readiness to respond to threats within the European

  • 100th ARW fuels Liberty Wing F-15s

    A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, over the North Sea, July 27, 2021. The KC-135 Stratotanker extends

  • 100th Air Refueling Wing changes command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Gene Jacobus took command of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at a change of command ceremony at RAF Mildenhall, England, July 19, 2021. Maj. Gen. Randall Reed, 3rd Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony as Col. Troy Pananon relinquished command.