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Three-ship Stratotanker mission refuels Stratofortress

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Senior Airman Nicholas Heyward, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, references a checklist during a flight control checkout on a KC-135 Strotanker here Nov. 1, 2010. These inspections ensure the aircraft is working properly before flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha M. Lee)

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Three-ship Stratotanker mission refuels Stratofortress

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Senior Airman Nicholas Heyward, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches an electrical power cart to a KC-135 Strotanker during a pre-flight inspection here Nov. 1, 2010. This machine provides electricity so checks can be done before the aircraft is started. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha M. Lee)

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Three-ship Stratotanker mission refuels Stratofortress

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Senior Airman Nicholas Heyward, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, moves an engine inlet cover during a pre-flight inspection here Nov. 1, 2010. This aircraft was one of a three-ship formation that refueled a B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tabitha M. Lee)

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Wake up: time to work

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline here Oct. 15 prior to departing on a mission. The 100th ARW is a large, diverse organization which conducts air refueling and combat support operations throughout the European and African areas of responsibility. This aircraft provided air refueling to F-15s from the 48th Fighter Wing over the North Sea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower)

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Wake up: time to work

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Lt. Col. Brett Pennington, 100th Operations Group deputy commander, performs a pre-flight inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker on the flightline here Oct. 15 prior to departing on an air refueling mission over the North Sea with F-15s from nearby RAF Lakenheath. The Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. Aircraft from the 100th Air Refueling Wing here refuel U.S. and NATO aircraft daily. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower)

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Wake up: time to work

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing sits on the flightline here Oct. 15 prior to departing on an air refueling mission over the North Sea with F-15s from nearby RAF Lakenheath. The Stratotanker's unique asset greatly enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. This aircraft offloaded fuel to nine jets from the 48th Fighter Wing during its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower)

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Wake up: time to work

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- A 351st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline here Oct. 15 prior to departing on a mission. The 351st ARS provides 27 KC-135 aircrews and employs 15 aircraft for training, operational air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and airlift missions. Aircraft benefiting from these services include U.S. and NATO fighter, bomber, support and reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace over the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower)

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Refueling, fighter pilots provide umbrella of safety

Capt. Matthew Greenspan (center), 351st Aerial Refueling Squadron pilot, congratulates fellow crewmates Capt. Jonathan Uhler, aircraft commander (left), and Senior Airman Neil Patras, boom operator (right), on yet another successful refueling mission. Tanker pilots continually execute world-impacting missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England - The 351st Air Refueling Squadron crew of the April 27 Quid 20 mission disembark their aircraft on the RAF Mildenhall flightline. Capt. Jonathan Uhler, aircraft commander, 1st Lt. Matthew Greenspan, pilot, and Senior Airman Neil Patras, boom operator, were all interviewed by a local television crew after the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England - Senior Airman Neil Patras, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, is interviewed by a local television crew here after flying them during a real-world air-to-air refueling mission over the coast of England April 27. In addition to supporting 100th Air Refueling Wing and 48th Fighter Wing training requirements, this mission also supported the 100th ARW Public Affairs Media Flight Program which allows reporters to get a detailed look at the heart of the base mission and enable them to make balanced decisions in the course of their community work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England - 1st Lt. Matthew Greenspan, 351st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, is interviewed by a local television crew here after flying them during a real-world air-to-air refueling mission over the coast of England April 27. In addition to supporting 100th Air Refueling Wing and 48th Fighter Wing training requirements, this mission also supported the 100th ARW Public Affairs Media Flight Program which allows reporters to get a detailed look at the heart of the base mission and enable them to make balanced decisions in the course of their community work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England - Capt. Jonathan Uhler, 351st Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, is interviewed by a local television crew here after flying them during a real-world air-to-air refueling mission over the coast of England April 27. In addition to supporting 100th Air Refueling Wing and 48th Fighter Wing training requirements, this mission also supported the 100th ARW Public Affairs Media Flight Program which allows reporters to get a detailed look at the heart of the base mission and enable them to make balanced decisions in the course of their community work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England - A 48th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle from RAF Lakenheath, England, receives fuel from an RAF Mildenhall KC-135 Stratotanker April 27. Two local media members witnessed the event during their media flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England - A 48th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagle from RAF Lakenheath, England escorts an RAF Mildenhall KC-135 Stratotanker April 27. Two local media members were aboard the mission to get a detailed look at the heart of the base mission and enable them to make balanced decisions in the course of their community work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England - Cambridge-area reporter Emma Baker watches as Senior Airman Neil Patras, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, offloads about 8,000 pounds of fuel to an RAF Lakenheath F-15E Strike Eagle April 27. Ms. Baker flew aboard the mission as part of the 100th ARW Public Affairs Media Flight Program which allows reporters to get a detailed look at the heart of the base mission and enable them to make balanced decisions in the course of their community work. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Iceland's volcanic ash halts Europe flights on tailwind of BRILLIANT ARDENT refueling mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England – A Spangdhalem Air Base, Germany, F-16 Fighting Falcon flies off the wing of a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 during Exercise BRILLIANT ARDENT April 15. Sixty aircraft ranging from fighters, attack aircraft, helicopters, tanker and airborne early warning aircraft are operating from air bases located in Germany, the Czech Republic, France, Poland, and UK. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Iceland's volcanic ash halts Europe flights on tailwind of BRILLIANT ARDENT refueling mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England – A Spangdhalem Air Base, Germany, F-16 Fighting Falcon refuels off a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 during Exercise BRILLIANT ARDENT April 15. The large scale NATO Response Force Air Live Exercise hosted by Germany began April 12 and will run through April 22. Participation by U.S. Air Forces in Europe units directly aligns with the command key mission areas of providing forces for global operations and building partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Iceland's volcanic ash halts Europe flights on tailwind of BRILLIANT ARDENT refueling mission

RAF MILDENHALL, England – Col. Chad Manske, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, pulls back on the controls of the KC-135 Stratotanker as he lifts the aircraft airborne. The colonel piloted the plane during Exercise BRILLIANT ARDENT April 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matthew Greenspan)

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Frisian Flag exercise moves fast with Mildenhall tanker gas

RAF MILDENHALL, England – Cpl. 1st Class Christian Schrik, a Royal Netherlands Air Force photographer, captures a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker refueling one of his Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise FRISIAN FLAG April 14. To compliment the 351st Air Refueling Squadron’s more than a dozen sorties in support of the exercise, the 100th ARW Public Affairs office is escorting 15 photojournalists from three separate countries to document the historic endeavor. Corporal Schrik is one such photojournalist and experienced firsthand how RAF Mildenhall tankers are the lifeline to extending air operations and enabling global reach in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Frisian Flag exercise moves fast with Mildenhall tanker gas

RAF MILDENHALL, England – A 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon during Exercise FRISIAN FLAG April 14. In cooperation with their NATO partners, RAF Mildenhall continues to build partner capacity during the annual exercise. The 100th ARW will continue to fly refueling missions supporting the exercise through this week and into next. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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