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351st ARS perform heritage patching ceremony, honor 100th BG veteran

Ron Batley, center, 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum curator and volunteer, shares stories about World War II pilots, maintainers and their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft with Airmen and civilians from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, while walking the World War II taxiway after a heritage patching ceremony at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, Feb. 2, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS perform heritage patching ceremony, honor 100th BG veteran

Ron Batley, 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum curator and volunteer, shares stories about World War II pilots, maintainers and their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft with Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, after a heritage patching ceremony at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, Feb. 2, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS perform heritage patching ceremony, honor 100th BG veteran

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Berge, left, 351st Air Refueling Squadron commander, presents the squadron heritage “Buzzard” patch to 1st Lt. Jude Michael Denina, 351st ARS co-pilot, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Feb. 2, 2023. The heritage patch is presented to pilots and boom operators who have completed mission certification training. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS perform heritage patching ceremony, honor 100th BG veteran

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Berge, left, 351st Air Refueling Squadron commander, presents the squadron heritage “Buzzard” patch to 1st Lt. Christopher Cos, 351st ARS co-pilot, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Feb. 2, 2023. The heritage patch is presented to pilots and boom operators who have completed mission certification training. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb group during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS perform heritage patching ceremony, honor 100th BG veteran

The Stars and Stripes flag flies at half staff at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Feb. 2, 2023, in honor of Staff Sgt. Al Arreola, World War II and 100th BG veteran, who passed away Feb. 1, 2023. Arreola was a 351st Bomb Squadron ball turret gunner based at Thorpe Abbotts during World War II and completed 35 missions during his time there. Airmen from today’s 351st Air Refueling Squadron performed a heritage patching ceremony at the former home of the 100th BG, and remembered the veteran and the legacy he and other World War II veterans have left behind. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS highlight heritage with patching ceremony at Thorpe Abbotts

U.S. Air Force pilots and boom operators from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron proudly show off their Square D patches at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbotts, England, Oct. 14, 2022. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II. The buzzard patch is the heritage patch and only those who have completed MCT can wear the patch on Fridays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS highlight heritage with patching ceremony at Thorpe Abbotts

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron gather on the Thorpe Abbotts air traffic control tower after a patching ceremony at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbotts, England, Oct. 14, 2022. The patching ceremony tradition 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)

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351st ARS highlight heritage with patching ceremony at Thorpe Abbotts

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler Berge, left, 351st Air Refueling Squadron commander, presents the squadron heritage “Buzzard” patch to Capt. Sam Sabin, 351st ARS executive officer, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Oct. 14, 2022. The Buzzard heritage patch is presented to pilots and boom operators who have completed mission certification training. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS highlight heritage with patching ceremony at Thorpe Abbotts

Heritage patches, known as the Buzzard patch, are ready to be presented to pilots and boom operators who have completed mission certification training at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Oct. 14, 2022. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II. Only those who have completed MCT can wear the patch on Fridays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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351st ARS highlight heritage with patching ceremony at Thorpe Abbotts

Pilots and boom operators from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron show off their newly presented patches after completing mission certification at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbotts, England, Oct. 14, 2022. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II. The “Buzzard” patch is a heritage patch and only those who have completed MCT can wear the patch on Fridays. Two squadron aviation resource management Airmen were also presented a patch after completing their training on a variety of tasks including keeping vital flight records and orders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force enhances global reach to European partners, allies

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing lands at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 10, 2022. The 100th ARW is the only permanent U.S. air refueling wing in the European theater that provides critical air refueling support that allows the Expeditionary Air Force to deploy around the globe at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force enhances global reach to European partners, allies

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing lands at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 10, 2022. The 100th ARW is the only permanent U.S. air refueling wing in the European theater that provides critical air refueling support that allows the Expeditionary Air Force to deploy around the globe at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force enhances global reach to European partners, allies

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., flies over Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 9, 2022. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force enhances global reach to European partners, allies

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., takes off from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 9, 2022. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force enhances global reach to European partners, allies

Two U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prepare to take off at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 10, 2022. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force enhances global reach to European partners, allies

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing taxis down the runway as it prepares to take off from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 10, 2022. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and enhances its capability to accomplish the primary mission of global reach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force enhances global reach to European partners, allies

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., taxis towards the runway at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 10, 2022. The KC-10 is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Bloody Hundredth shares proud heritage as 100th ARW Airmen join WWII heroes at 100th BG reunion

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lindsey Summerlin, 351st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, shares her experience in the U.S. Air Force and tells how Women Airforce Service Pilots, also known as WASPs, influenced her decision in joining the military as a pilot during a speech at the Frontiers of Flight Museum as part of the 100th Bomb Group reunion in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 29, 2021. The WASPs were civilian volunteers who flew military aircraft stateside during World War II, and ferried and tested aircraft so male pilots could head to combat duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Team Mildenhall conducts ‘elephant walk’ in conjunction with Exercise High Life

A CV-22 Osprey and two MC-130J Commando II aircraft taxi onto the runway as they prepare to lead the elephant walk at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 13, 2021. An elephant walk is a term used by the U.S. Air Force when multiple aircraft taxi together before takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Viviam Chiu).

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Team Mildenhall conducts ‘elephant walk’ in conjunction with Exercise High Life

Team Mildenhall aircraft perform an elephant walk at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 13, 2021. An elephant walk is a term used by the U.S. Air Force when multiple aircraft taxi together before takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Viviam Chiu).

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