351st ARS perform heritage patching ceremony, honor 100th BG veteran
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron; Rob Paley, 100th Air Refueling Wing historian, and Dr. (Col. ret.) Tom Torkelson, former 100th ARW and 351st ARS commander, gather in front of the air traffic control tower after a patching ceremony at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Feb. 2, 2023. The patching ceremony dates back to World War II and the “Buzzard” patch, presented to pilots and boom operators who have completed mission certification training, is the patch of the 351st Bomb Squadron which flew out of Thorpe Abbotts during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)