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32nd annual Joan Mann Special Sports Day

U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, gives a high-five to an athlete Sept. 28, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England, during the 32nd annual Joan Mann Special Sports Day event. The sports day tradition began when Joan Mann, a Ministry of Defence employee who worked in the public affairs office on RAF Mildenhall, sought a way to bring the community together and work with special-needs citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyla Gifford/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

U.S. Air Force Col. Nancy Bozzer, 100th Operations Group commander, laid a wreath Sept. 28, 2013, against the tree that marks the crash-landing location of the Dorsal Queen, a B-17 Flying Fortress. After a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Sept. 26, 1943, collision involving two B-17s, Bozzer, along with several other Team Mildenhall Airmen, traveled to the crash site to pay respect to the deceased. Out of the 20 service members on board the two aircraft, only one tail gunner survived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

U.S. Air Force Col. Nancy Bozzer, front, 100th Operations Group commander, and several Team Mildenhall Airmen salute the crash site of the Dorsal Queen, a B-17 Flying Fortress. Two B-17s — Dorsal Queen and Raunchy Wolf — collided in mid-air while returning from a bombing mission during World War II. Out of the 20 service members on board the two aircraft, only one tail gunner survived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

U.S. Air Force Col. Nancy Bozzer, 100th Operations Group commander, lays a wreath at the base of a tree Sept. 28, 2013, where the Dorsal Queen, a B-17 Flying Fortress, crash landed after colliding with the Raunchy Wolf, another B-17 Flying Fortress, Sept. 26, 1943. After a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the collision of the two B-17s, Bozzer, along with several other Team Mildenhall Airmen, traveled to the crash site to lay a wreath and pay respect to the deceased. Out of the 20 service members onboard the two aircraft, only one tail gunner survived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

Fred Dunn, left, a chartered engineer who excavated the Dorsal Queen, a B-17 Flying Fortress, crash site in 1978, holds up a piece of tubing Sept. 28, 2013, found by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Castrovinci, 100th Security Forces Squadron Installation Security Section NCO in charge, at the crash site. Though the site was excavated in 1978, pieces of the B-17 can still be found in the field where it crashed. Dunn believed the tubing could be a piece of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

The Right Honorable Eric Pickles, Member of Parliament, thanks everyone who attended the remembrance service Sept. 28, 2013, at the Church of All Saints, East Horndon, England, of the Sept. 26, 1943, mid-air collision of two B-17 Flying Fortresses — Dorsal Queen and Raunchy Wolf. The collision killed 19 Americans who were returning to England following a bombing mission during World War II. Pickles, along with several others, laid a wreath near the front of the church to honor the deceased on its 70th anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

Brian Kitchener, Chairman, Royal British Legion, Brentwood, leads the audience in a few minutes of silence and remembrance during a commemoration service Sept. 28, 2013, at the Church of All Saints, East Horndon, England. The service commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Sept. 26, 1943, mid-air collision of two B-17 Flying Fortresses — Dorsal Queen and Raunchy Wolf — killing 19 Americans who were returning to England following a bombing mission during World War II. RAF Mildenhall Airmen attended the ceremony to honor the deceased. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

Janet McCheyne, daughter of eyewitness Janet McCheyne, reads her mother’s accounts Sept. 28, 2013, of the collision of two B-17 Flying Fortresses. The eyewitness was 17 years old at the time of the crash and had been riding by the crash site on her bicycle. The B-17s — Dorsal Queen and Raunchy Wolf — collided while returning from a bombing mission during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Face to face with history — Team Mildenhall remembers fallen Airmen

Lord Petre, Lord Lieutenant of Essex, provides a commemoration speech during a remembrance service Sept. 28, 2013, at the Church of All Saints, East Horndon, England. The service commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Sept. 26, 1943, mid-air collision of two B-17 Flying Fortresses — Dorsal Queen and Raunchy Wolf — killing 19 Americans returning to England following a bombing mission during World War II. Airmen assigned to RAF Mildenhall were invited to the ceremony to honor the deceased. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

U.S. Air Force Capt. Laura Balch, right, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs chief, renders a salute as she’s relieved by another Team Mildenhall member during a 24-hour POW/MIA vigil Sept. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Team Mildenhall members continually rotated reading names and standing at parade rest to guard the POW/MIA monument for 24 hours to honor POW/MIA service members. The vigil ended with a retreat ceremony in remembrance of POW/MIAs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyla Gifford/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, reads names of POW/MIAs during a vigil Sept. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The vigil was held for 24 hours, with Team Mildenhall members reciting the names of POW/MIA service members the entire ceremony. Part of POW/MIA remembrance week, the vigil honored those who have not returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyla Gifford/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

A Team Mildenhall member silently stands at parade rest to honor POW/MIA during a vigil Sept. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen continually rotated reading names and standing at parade rest to guard the POW/MIA monument for 24 hours to honor POW/MIA service members. Part of POW/MIA remembrance week, the vigil honored those who have not returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

Combat boots lie on the grass in front of the 100th Air Refueling Wing headquarters building Sept. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The boots were displayed as part of a 24-hour vigil held in honor of those POW/MIA. The vigil ended with a retreat ceremony in remembrance of those honored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyla Gifford/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

Team Mildenhall Airmen render salutes as one Airman relieves another during a POW/MIA vigil Sept. 19, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The vigil was held for 24 hours, with Airmen reciting the names of POW/MIA service members during the entire ceremony. Part of POW/MIA remembrance week, the vigil honored those who have not returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

A Team Mildenhall service member reads names of POW/MIAs during a vigil Sept. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The names were read to honor and remember those who were unable to return home. The vigil ended with a retreat ceremony in remembrance of those honored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

A Team Mildenhall service member reads names of POW/MIAs during a vigil Sept. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The names were read to honor and remember those who were unable to return home. The vigil ended with a retreat ceremony in remembrance of those honored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

A Team Mildenhall Airman silently stands at parade rest to guard the prisoners POW/MIA monument during a vigil Sept. 20, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen continually rotated reading names and standing at parade rest for 24 hours to honor POW/MIA service members. Part of POW/MIA remembrance week, the vigil honored those who have not returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

One Team Mildenhall member is relieved by another while reading names of POW/MIAs during a 24-hour vigil Sept. 19, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The names were read to honor and remember those who were unable to return home. The vigil ended with a retreat ceremony in remembrance of those honored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

Team Mildenhall Airmen render salutes as one Airman relieves another during a POW/MIA vigil Sept. 19, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The vigil was held for 24 hours, with Team Mildenhall members reciting the names of POW/MIA service members the entire ceremony. As part of POW/MIA remembrance week, the vigil honored those who have not returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
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Team Mildenhall remembers POW/MIAs

A Team Mildenhall Airman silently stands at parade rest to guard the POW/MIA monument during a vigil Sept. 19, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. A steady flow of Team Mildenhall members read names and stood at parade rest for 24 hours to honor POW/MIA service members. The vigil ended with a retreat ceremony in remembrance of those honored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)
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