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  • Fast and Furious 48 hours of readiness in UK

    The 100th Air Refueling Wing and 48th Fighter Wing completed a 48-hour readiness exercise, which included aerial refueling and limited night flying April 23-25.Mission Assurance Exercise 19-01, designated ‘FURIOUS 48,’ brought the two wings together to work on combat skills and aerial refueling

  • Third Air Force Commander, Command Chief visit RAF Mildenhall Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Wood, Third Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Cruz Munoz, Third AF command chief master sgt., visited RAF Mildenhall, England, April 3, 2019.Third AF leadership discussed infrastructure developments with wing leadership and gained an

  • Diamonds shine bright: 100th FSS first sergeant, Master Sgt. Jeremy Rector

    (This feature is Part one of the four-part “Diamonds shine bright” series on www.mildenhall.af.mil. These stories focus on different first sergeants, highlighting their Air Force story)There may be times during an Airman’s career when nothing seems to be going their way, or perhaps mistakes are made

  • Bloody Hundredth supports Exercise Frisian Flag

    The Bloody Hundredth supported Exercise Frisian Flag by refueling F-16s from the Royal Netherlands Air Force and 179th Fighter Squadron from the Minnesota Air National Guard over the Netherlands, April 10, 2019. The exercise included more than 50 aircraft from six different nations for the purpose

  • RAF Marham firefighters train with RAF Mildenhall fire department

    A firefighter from RAF Marham sprays water from a Royal Air Force fire truck onto a mock aircraft fire at the live fire training area on RAF Mildenhall, England, April 5, 2019. The British fire crew visited the base to gain experience on the live fire trainer. With the arrival of the F-35 and the

  • The Bloody Hundredth fuels exercise African Lion 2019

    U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, refueled Air Force and Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16s during exercise African Lion 2019 from April 1-4 over the skies of Morocco.

  • KC-135: Silent partner, extending global reach in Europe and Africa

    One of the many strengths of the U.S. Air Force is the ability to project airpower globally. That can happen because the Air Force has an efficient system for in-flight refueling.The KC-135 Stratotanker may not be the most well known aircraft in the Air Force, but it could be seen as one of the most

  • RAF Mildenhall Fire Department earns international accreditation status

    The RAF Mildenhall Fire Department officially achieved worldwide accreditation status March 14, 2019, making it the first U.S. Air Force fire department in the United Kingdom, second in U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, and only the third within the European Command to gain the