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‘Pinch Point’ signs protect drivers, aircraft

A Team Mildenhall motorcycle rider observes the warning signs and stops his motorcycle April 11, 2014, on RAF Mildenhall, England. It’s mandatory for all road users to follow posted instructions. Failing to stop could result in pilots having to emergency brake while taxiing to the runway, and motorcycles are harder to spot given their size and speed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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‘Pinch Point’ signs protect drivers, aircraft

A Team Mildenhall member observes the stop sign and halts his or her vehicle April 11, 2014, on South Perimeter Road by Taxiway Bravo on RAF Mildenhall, England. Failing to stop could result in taxiing aircraft on the runway having to emergency brake for cars. Road users must always stop, look for aircraft and only when the taxiway is completely clear may they proceed with caution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)

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‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcyclists visit Madingley American Cemetery

Members of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally pose for a photo Sept. 19, 2014, at Madingley American Cemetery, near Cambridge, England. The rally visits the cemetery every year to honor fallen service members as part of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Remembrance Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)

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‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcyclists visit Madingley American Cemetery

Mike Poston, Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally member, peers into a reflecting pool Sept. 19, 2014, at Madingley American Cemetery, near Cambridge, England. The cemetery holds the remains of 3,812 American service members across more than 30 acres. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)

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‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcyclists visit Madingley American Cemetery

A member of the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally walks along the Wall of the Missing Sept. 19, 2014, at Madingley American Cemetery, near Cambridge, England. The wall lists the names of 5,127 service members missing in action or who lost their lives without positive identification. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

The 100th Air Refueling Wing’s latest heritage nose art, “Rosie’s Riveters,” is officially unveiled during a ceremony at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 10, 2021. The nose art, designed by Bruce Richardson, 100th Force Support Squadron Marketing visual information specialist, was dedicated to retired-Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, former 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group pilot and aircraft commander during World War II. Rosie passed away in 2007 aged 89, but his son Dan and grandson Sam attended the dedication ceremony in his honor. The jet, tail number 58-0089, was also “adopted” by the 100th Maintenance Group as part of RAF Mildenhall’s “Adopt-a-Jet” program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, kneeling, second left, and his air and ground crew pose for a photo in 1944, at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, in front of the original “Rosie’s Riveters” B-17 Flying Fortress. Rosie, a legendary pilot during World War II, led every one of the 52 missions he flew from Thorpe Abbotts. One of the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, tail number 58-0089, was renamed Rosie’s Riveters June 10, 2021, in Rosenthal’s honor. The jet is being “adopted” by the 100th Maintenance Group as a way to reconnect Airmen with 100th BG history. (Photo courtesy of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation website)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

Sam Rosenthal, grandson of legendary World War II pilot Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, speaks at a nose art unveiling ceremony at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 10, 2021. The nose art, “Rosie’s Riveters,” was named in honor of Sam’s grandfather, who was assigned to the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, from September 1943 to September 1944 at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England. Sam and his father, Dan, visited RAF Mildenhall to attend the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

Sam and Dan Rosenthal, grandson and son of Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, pose for a photo in front of the control tower at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, June 9, 2021. Rosie Rosenthal was a former pilot assigned to the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, from September 1943 to September 1944 and flew 52 missions rather than the average 25. Dan and Sam visited England to attend the nose art dedication ceremony for “Rosie’s Riveters” at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, which honors their father and grandfather who passed away in 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

A photo of Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, left, Col. Frederick Sutterlin, center, and Maj. Harry Crosby, all 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group officers during World War II, graces the wall of the control tower at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, June 9, 2021. Rosie’s son Dan, and grandson Sam, visited the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum June 9, 2021, during a visit to England for the dedication and unveiling of nose art – “Rosie’s Riveters” – which honors Rosie Rosenthal at Royal Air Force Mildenhall. (Courtesy photo from 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

The 100th Air Refueling Wing’s newest heritage nose art, “Rosie’s Riveters,” is unveiled by Bruce Richardson, right, 100th Force Support Squadron Marketing visual information specialist, and Staff. Sgt. Holly Larson, 100th Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control NCO in charge, at a ceremony on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 10, 2021. Richardson designed the nose art and Larson printed and fabricated the decal and placed it on tail number 58-0089, which is dedicated to retired-Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, former 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, pilot and aircraft commander during World War II. Rosie passed away in 2007 aged 89, but his son Dan and grandson Sam attended the dedication ceremony in his honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

Dan Rosenthal, left, and his son Sam, son and grandson of retired-Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, pose for a photo with the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s newest heritage nose art, “Rosie’s Riveters” during an unveiling ceremony at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 10, 2021. The nose art was dedicated to Rosie, former 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, pilot and aircraft commander during World War II. He passed away in 2007 aged 89, but Dan and Sam attended the dedication ceremony in his honor. The jet, tail number 58-0089, was also “adopted” by the 100th Maintenance Group as part of RAF Mildenhall’s “Adopt-a-Jet” program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

Dan Rosenthal, son of legendary World War II pilot Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal, speaks at a nose art unveiling ceremony at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 10, 2021. The nose art, “Rosie’s Riveters,” was named in honor of Dan’s father, who was assigned to the 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, from September 1943 to September 1944 at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England. The jet is being “adopted” by the 100th Maintenance Group as part of RAF Mildenhall’s “Adopt-a-Jet” program as a way to reconnect Airmen with 100th Bomb Group history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Rosie’s Riveters’ nose art dedication immortalizes legacy of 100th BG pilot with 100th ARW

U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal was a legendary pilot who was assigned to the 418th Bomb Squadron from September 1943 to September 1944 at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England. Rosie flew 52 missions, rather than the average 25. One of the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, tail number 58-0089, was renamed “Rosie’s Riveters” May 7, 2021, in Rosenthal’s honor. The jet is being “adopted” by the 100th Maintenance Group as part of RAF Mildenhall’s “Adopt-a-Jet” program as a way to reconnect Airmen with 100th Bombardment Group history. (Photo courtesy of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation website, Ernest Havecker, Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack)

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‘Seeing’ safety important in deployed maintenance

Airman 1st Class Christopher Kelley, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron currently deployed to southwest Europe, demonstrates proper use of an eye-wash station March 6, 2013. Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January 2013 to support French operations in Mali. There were no eye-wash stations at the deployed location until Staff Sgt. Najim Alhamdan, 100th Maintenance Group, identified the need for the equipment and had it shipped from home station on a KC-135 Stratotanker tail swap. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Wilkinson)

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‘Seeing’ safety important in deployed maintenance

Airman 1st Class Christopher Kelley, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron currently deployed to southwest Europe, demonstrates proper use of an eye-wash station March 6, 2013. Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, deployed to southwest Europe in January 2013 to support French operations in Mali. There were no eye-wash stations at the deployed location until Staff Sgt. Najim Alhamdan, 100th Maintenance Group, identified the need for the equipment and had it shipped from home station on a KC-135 Stratotanker tail swap. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Wilkinson)

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‘Silver dollar salute’ comes full circle as 100th ARW fire chief reenlists

Chief Master Sgt. Travis Clawson, second left, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron installation fire chief, poses for a photo with his family and Capt. Anthony Caliva, 351st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, after his final reenlistment ceremony at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 2, 2020. Clawson was previously an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was the recipient of Caliva’s “silver dollar salute” in 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Silver dollar salute’ comes full circle as 100th ARW fire chief reenlists

Capt. Anthony Caliva, left, 351st Air Refueling Squadron pilot, reenlists Chief Master Sgt. Travis Clawson, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron installation fire chief, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 2, 2020. Clawson was previously an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and was the recipient of Caliva’s “silver dollar salute” in 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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‘Silver Dollar’ nose art dedication shares latest heritage of 100th ARW KC-135 fleet

The original “Silver Dollar” nose art from World War II is painted on a B-17 Flying Fortress, tail number 23-2090. Eighty years later, an updated version of it was unveiled on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Oct. 10, 2023. After multiple combat missions, Silver Dollar was hit while taxiing on the ground at Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England, by another B-17 – “Heavenly Angel.” The tail of the second plane was removed and placed on Silver Dollar; the aircraft’s call sign was then changed from ‘D-Dog’ to ‘E-Easy,’ effectively ending the aircraft’s official wartime service with the group. (Courtesy photo from the 100th Bomb Group Foundation archives)

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‘Silver Dollar’ nose art dedication shares latest heritage of 100th ARW KC-135 fleet

The “Silver Dollar” nose art painted on a B-17 Flying Fortress assigned to the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England, during World War II, was the only double-sided nose art in 1943. Eighty years later, the “Silver Dollar” nose art has been updated and redesigned – again as a double-sided “coin” – and has just been unveiled on one of the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotankers at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Oct. 10, 2023. (Courtesy photo from 100th Bomb Group Foundation archives)

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