Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Iyad Khoury, left, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Vargas Lorenzo 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controllers establish contingency flight line operations during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. The purpose of Skyway Chariot was to test and demonstrate the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s ability to respond to a threat in an operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Iyad Khoury 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller establishes communication for contingency flight line operations during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot served as a method to assess how effectively the 100th Air Refueling Wing could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Iyad Khoury, left, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Vargas Lorenzo 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controllers follow a checklist to establish communication for contingency flight line operations during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. The purpose of Skyway Chariot was to test and demonstrate the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s ability to respond to a threat in an operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Iyad Khoury, left, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Vargas Lorenzo, 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controllers follow a checklist to establish communication for contingency flight line operations during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot served as a method to assess how effectively the 100th Air Refueling Wing could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Vargas Lorenzo, 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller establishes communication for contingency flight line operations during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot served as a method to assess how effectively the 100th Air Refueling Wing could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Iyad Khoury, left, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Vargas Lorenzo, 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controllers watch a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing land on the runway during 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 Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing lands on the runway during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. The inspection aimed to test the 100th ARW’s capability to execute critical mission tasks and maintain combat power in a challenging and contested operational setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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Skyway Chariot: 100th OSS Airmen operate contingency flight line

Published May 13, 2025
By Senior Airman Katie Mullikin
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England. --

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Iyad Khoury, left, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Vargas Lorenzo, 100th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controllers follow a checklist to establish communication for contingency flight line operations during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot served as a method to assess how effectively the 100th Air Refueling Wing could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat.