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STANTA, Norfolk – U.S. Airmen from the 100th Security Forces Squadron encounter smoke grenades simulating an improvised explosive device as they travel “home” in their HUMVEEs, before coming under ambush during an exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012. The RAF Mildenhall personnel were at STANTA for several days, working alongside British Royal Air Force members, assisting them with a mission rehearsal exercise. The RAF squadrons are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, and the STANTA exercise was the final stage in year-long preparation for their deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)


100th SFS trains alongside RAF regiments, aid in wartime preparation

STANTA, Norfolk – U.S. Airmen from the 100th Security Forces Squadron encounter smoke grenades simulating an improvised explosive device as they travel “home” in their HUMVEEs, before coming under ambush during an exercise at Stanford Training Area, Thetford, Sept. 4, 2012. The RAF Mildenhall personnel were at STANTA for several days, working alongside British Royal Air Force members, assisting them with a mission rehearsal exercise. The RAF squadrons are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, and the STANTA exercise was the final stage in year-long preparation for their deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kendall Bryant, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, looks through a window before aerial refueling during Exercise Tonnerre Lighting Nov. 9, 2016, over the Mediterranean Sea. The exercise was a combined endeavor between U.S., U.K. and French air forces to train for real world operations. RAF Mildenhall, England, regularly trains with allied armed forces to help strengthen partnerships and standardize training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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