Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

Local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire pose for a photo during the Key Leaders Engagement Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 20, 2026. Twenty-five guests were given first-hand insight into the base’s mission set and global impact through conversations with the 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Operations Wing commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

Councillor Louis Busuttil, center, Suffolk County Council chairman, speaks with Team Mildenhall leaders, local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire during the Key Leaders Engagement Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 20, 2026. The guests viewed base facilities, engaged with Team Mildenhall Airmen and civilians, and saw the military assets which execute our global mission every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

Team Mildenhall leadership, local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire converse during the Key Leaders Engagement Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 20, 2026. The guests viewed base facilities, engaged with Team Mildenhall Airmen and civilians, and saw the military assets which execute our global mission every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

U.S. Air Force Lt Col Justin Kellett, front, 351st Air Refueling Squadron commander, discusses the capabilities of the KC-135 Stratotanker to local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire during the Key Leaders Engagement Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 20, 2026. The civic leaders and service providers viewed base facilities, engaged with Team Mildenhall Airmen and civilians, and saw the military assets which execute our global mission every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

Councillor Nick Smith, Lakenheath Parish Council chairman, takes a close-up look at the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker during the Key Leaders Engagement Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 20, 2026. Local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire viewed base facilities, engaged with Team Mildenhall Airmen and civilians, and saw the military assets which execute our global mission every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

Local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire are briefed on the capabilities of a CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, during the Key Leaders Engagement Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 20, 2026. The guests viewed base facilities, engaged with Team Mildenhall Airmen and civilians, and saw the military assets which execute our global mission every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Karina Flores, right, 100th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, prepares to release MWD Uta on a 100th SFS Airman role-playing as a “bad guy” during a K9 demonstration at the end of the Key Leaders Engagement Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 20, 2026. Local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire viewed base facilities, engaged with Team Mildenhall Airmen and civilians, and saw the military assets which execute our global mission every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Key Leader Engagement Day provides first-hand insight into 100th ARW, 352nd SOW missions

Published Aug. 24, 2026
By Karen Abeyasekere
100th Air Refueling Wing

RAF MILDENHALL, England --

Team Mildenhall welcomed local civic leaders and key service providers from Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire for a Key Leaders Engagement Day Aug. 20, 2026.

The civic leaders and service providers are vital partners to the 100th ARW and 352nd SOW daily mission. This event allowed Team Mildenhall to express our gratitude and showcase the incredible work of our Airmen, while reinforcing the strong bonds that ensure our personnel and their families are well-supported throughout the tri-base community.