Spotter Watch

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Daniel Marshall, an airplane enthusiast, photographs the boom of a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during a base familiarization tour on the flightline here March 23. Several enthusiasts were invited to join a new program called Spotter Watch that is recruiting "tailspotters," hobbyists who sit outside the base perimeter in designated sites and photograph aircraft, to report suspicious activity to authorities and improve base security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower)

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Video: Tail spotters compliment base security through Spotter Watch program

Published March 26, 2010
By Master Sgt. Ron Flack
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A group of aircraft enthusiasts, commonly referred to as tail spotters, recently got to tour the base as part of the 100th Air Refueling Wing's community relations program. The hobbyists can often be seen outside the fence photographing the various aircraft that visit or are stationed here. So, getting to see them up close was quite a treat.

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