Skyway Chariot: 100th ARW refuels P8

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A U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing as part of the 100th ARW’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot over the North Sea, May 10, 2025. The purpose of Skyway Chariot was to test and demonstrate the 100th ARW’s ability to respond to a threat in an operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sebastian Miskimmin, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, poses for a photo at Prestwick, Scotland, May 10, 2025. Miskimmin serviced a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing before an aerial refueling mission, providing fuel to a U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon as part of the 100th ARW’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Auburn Suttles, 351st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, reviews a preflight checklist before conducting an aerial refueling mission at Prestwick, Scotland, May 10, 2025. Suttles participated in the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot, which evaluated the wing’s capability to execute mission critical tasks while implementing Agile Combat Employment concepts such as decentralized operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Sean McGinty, 351st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, reviews a preflight checklist before conducting an aerial refueling mission at Prestwick, Scotland, May 10, 2025. McGinty participated in the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot, which evaluated the wing’s capability to execute mission critical tasks while implementing Agile Combat Employment concepts such as decentralized operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Holland, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, watches the engines start on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Prestwick, Scotland, May 10, 2025. Holland participated in the 100th ARW’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot, which evaluated the wing’s capability to execute mission critical tasks while implementing Agile Combat Employment concepts such as decentralized operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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The engines of the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing start running before an aerial refueling mission at Prestwick, Scotland, May 10, 2025. The 100th ARW provides aerial refueling to U.S. and NATO allied aircraft, advancing operations and contributing to mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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A U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing during an aerial refueling mission as part of the 100th ARW’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot over the North Sea, May 10, 2025. The purpose of Skyway Chariot was to test and demonstrate the 100th ARW’s ability to respond to a threat in an operationally limited environment.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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A U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing as part of the 100th ARW’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot over the North Sea, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot was designed to assess how effectively the 100th ARW could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Bitter, 100th Operations Support Squadron instructor boom operator, provides fuel to a U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon as part of the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot over the North Sea, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot was designed to assess how effectively the 100th ARW could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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A U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon descends from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing after receiving fuel as part of the 100th ARW’s combat readiness exercise Skyway Chariot over the North Sea, May 10, 2025. The inspection was intended to validate the 100th ARW’s ability to generate, employ, sustain, and project combat power in a highly contested environment. By operating out Prestwick, Scotland, Airmen practiced Agile Combat Employment concepts, decentralizing forces to increase survivability, generate more military options for combined/joint force commanders, and create unpredictability to an adversary’s strategic decision making. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sebastian Miskimmin, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, looks out the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing during an aerial refueling mission as part of combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot over the North Sea, May 10, 2025. The inspection was intended to validate the 100th ARW’s ability to generate, employ, sustain, and project combat power in a highly contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing pose for a photo after conducting an aerial refueling mission as part of the wing’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. The inspection was intended to validate the 100th ARW’s ability to generate, employ, sustain, and project combat power in a highly contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

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A U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing as part of the 100th ARW’s combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot over the North Sea, May 10, 2025. The purpose of Skyway Chariot was to test and demonstrate the 100th ARW’s ability to respond to a threat in an operationally limited environment.

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