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100th SFS hosts son of WWII waist gunner on 100th BG B-17 to visit father’s heritage jet, ‘Miss Irish’

U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Myron “Ty” Ettus, was a waist gunner on the “Miss Irish” B-17 Flying Fortress during World War II, assigned to the 350th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, assigned to Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, in 1944. Ettus’s son Doug, a retired U.S. Navy captain, visited Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 15, 2023, to see the KC-135 Stratotanker with the Miss Irish heritage nose art and meet with the 100th Security Forces Squadron who have “adopted” the aircraft. (Photo courtesy of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation archives)
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100th SFS hosts son of WWII waist gunner on 100th BG B-17 to visit father’s heritage jet, ‘Miss Irish’

The original “Miss Irish,” B-17 Flying Fortress shows the severe battle damage sustained when an 88 mm flack shell blew a 7-foot by 12-foot hole in the floor, roof and side of the aircraft March 19, 1944. Despite the damage, the aircrew ensured Miss Irish went on to complete the mission, and the pilot, Capt. John P. Gibbons, managed to emergency land the plane at RAF Raydon, Suffolk. (Photo courtesy of 100th Bomb Group Foundation archives)
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100th SFS hosts son of WWII waist gunner on 100th BG B-17 to visit father’s heritage jet, ‘Miss Irish’

U.S. Navy Capt. (retired) Doug Ettus, left, and wife Patti, check out the cockpit of KC-135 Stratotanker, “Miss Irish,” assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 15, 2023. Doug is the son of World War II veteran and 350th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Myron “Ty” Ettus, a waist gunner on the original Miss Irish – a B-17 Flying Fortress which flew out of Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, in 1944 – and was visiting England to see and learn more of his father’s life while stationed in the U.K. and to see the modern-day jet which bears the same historic nose art as the aircraft Ty Ettus flew on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

Team Mildenhall leadership, Airmen, civilians and families attend the 9/11 memorial ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony honored the fallen from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and marked the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events, from which there was almost 3,000 victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

U.S. Air Force leadership Airmen, civilians and families from Royal Air Force Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath salute during the playing of the national anthem at the 9/11 memorial ceremony at RAF Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony honored the fallen from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and marked the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events, from which there was almost 3,000 victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jacqueline Bvlgari, 48th Healthcare Operations Squadron commander, shares her personal story of being a medic at a deployed location on Sept. 11, 2001, at the 9/11 memorial ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. Bvlgari’s actions that day earned her a Purple Heart. The ceremony honored the fallen from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and marked the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Olvis, 48th Fighter Wing vice commander, gives thanks to attendees and organizers of the 9/11 memorial ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony honored the fallen from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and marked the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

Youths from a local music school perform at the 9/11 memorial ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. They played the British and American national anthems on bagpipes and drums. The ceremony honored the fallen from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and marked the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen, civilians, families and listen to the guest speaker as she shares her personal story and experience at the 9/11 memorial ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony honored the fallen from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and marked the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

Bagpipers play “Amazing Grace” at the end of a 9/11 memorial ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony marked the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Emmanuel Rebollar, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, rings the ceremonial bell during the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. The Tolling of the Bell ceremony is a tradition dating back to when firefighters began their day’s shift. The alarm – sounded by the bell – summoned those brave souls to fight fires and save lives. When the fire was out and the alarm was over, it was the bell which signaled they had answered the call. When a firefighter paid the supreme sacrifice, it was the mournful toll of the bell which announced the comrade’s passing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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RAFM ‘Dirt Boyz’ make CDC entrance safe, secure for pedestrian families, customers

Paul Waites, left, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment and Pavements foreman, Senior Airman Jordan Weir, center, 100th CES Heavy Equipment journeyman, and Airman Hugo Rodriguez, 100th CES Heavy Equipment craftsman, place old paving slabs into the bucket of a digger ready for disposal outside the child development center at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 7, 2023. The heavy equipment and pavements Airmen, otherwise known as the “Dirt Boyz,” put up new fencing, replaced curbs and pathways, and added a concrete mini hardstand for an additional 100th Security Forces Squadron entry control point to provide easier and safer access for those walking across the main road from base to the CDC gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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RAFM ‘Dirt Boyz’ make CDC entrance safe, secure for pedestrian families, customers

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment and Pavements shop, otherwise known as “Dirt Boyz,” transfer old paving slabs, weeds and debris from a digger to a truck outside the child development center at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 7, 2023. The heavy equipment and pavements Airmen, otherwise known as the “Dirt Boyz,” put up new fencing, replaced curbs and pathways, and added a concrete mini hardstand for an additional 100th Security Forces Squadron entry control point to provide easier and safer access for those walking across the main road from base to the CDC gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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RAFM ‘Dirt Boyz’ make CDC entrance safe, secure for pedestrian families, customers

The new entry control point for child development center customers from the tri-base area, walking from on base across the street to drop off and pick up their children, sits on a concrete mini hardstand after being built by U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment and Pavements shop, otherwise known as “Dirt Boyz,” at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 7., 2023. The “Dirt Boyz,” also put up new fencing, replaced curbs and pathways in addition to the new ECP, to provide easier and safer access for those walking across the main road from base to the CDC gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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RAFM ‘Dirt Boyz’ make CDC entrance safe, secure for pedestrian families, customers

New drop curbs and block paving pathway replace older curbs and pathways outside the child development center at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 7, 2023. As part of a base initiative to increase safety for CDC families, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment and Pavements shop, otherwise known as the “Dirt Boyz,” put up new fencing, replace curbs and added a concrete mini hardstand for an additional 100th Security Forces Squadron entry control point to provide easier and safer access for those walking across the main road from base to the CDC gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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RAFM ‘Dirt Boyz’ make CDC entrance safe, secure for pedestrian families, customers

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Isaiah Torres, left, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment and Pavements craftsman, and Paul Waites, 100th CES Heavy Equipment and Pavements foreman, rake soil to remove remaining weeds and stones after removing paving slabs next to the new pedestrian entry control point at the child development center at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 7, 2023. As part of a base initiative to make the entrance area safer and more secure for CDC customers within the tri-base area, the heavy equipment and pavements Airmen, otherwise known as the “Dirt Boyz,” put up new fencing, replaced curbs and pathways, and added a concrete mini hardstand for an additional 100th Security Forces Squadron entry control point to provide easier and safer access for those walking across the main road from base to the CDC gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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100th MXG changes command

U.S. Air Force Col. Aaron Rivers, 100th Maintenance Group commander, addresses the audience at his incoming change of command at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 14, 2023. Rivers was previously stationed at Hill Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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100th MXG changes command

U.S. Air Force Col. Gene Jacobus, left, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, hands the official guidon to Col. Aaron Rivers, 100th Maintenance Group commander, at the 100th MXG change of command at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 14, 2023. Rivers joins Team Mildenhall from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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100th MXG changes command

U.S. Air Force Col. Aaron Rivers, right, incoming 100th Maintenance Group commander, Col. David Hood, second right, outgoing 100th MXG commander, and Col. Gene Jacobus, third right, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, salute as the National Anthem plays and the colors are posted during the 100th MXG change of command at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 14, 2023. Rivers joins Team Mildenhall from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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100th MXG changes command

U.S. Air Force Col. Aaron Rivers, right, 100th Maintenance Group commander, presents his first salute to a formation of Airmen from the 100th MXG at his change of command ceremony at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 14, 2023. Rivers joins Team Mildenhall from Hill Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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