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Karen Abeyasekere, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs, holds Lancaster, a Harris hawk, on her leather-gloved hand. After flying from the hand of his owner, Keith Mutton, to a spot some distance away, Lancaster flew and swooped onto Karen's hand after Keith blew a whistle. The birds are trained to return to the handler at the sound of the whistle, and are immediately given food as a reward. Hawks are usually used to scare birds in confined spaces, such as aircraft hangars, as they are slower than falcons, which couldn't stop fast enough as they flight at such great speed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)


Karen A. picks up the gauntlet

Karen Abeyasekere, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs, holds Lancaster, a Harris hawk, on her leather-gloved hand. After flying from the hand of his owner, Keith Mutton, to a spot some distance away, Lancaster flew and swooped onto Karen's hand after Keith blew a whistle. The birds are trained to return to the handler at the sound of the whistle, and are immediately given food as a reward. Hawks are usually used to scare birds in confined spaces, such as aircraft hangars, as they are slower than falcons, which couldn't stop fast enough as they flight at such great speed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)

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Andy Fuller, dog tag finder, Wing Commander Cornish, officer commanding support wing, Royal Air Force Honington, U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Salmi, 100 Air Refueling Wing, Operations Group commander, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., and Cpl. Ed Stanley, RAF armourer and RAF military contact for Fuller pose in front of the 388th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th AF memorial with a WWII U.S. Army Air Forces dog tag that was found while metal detecting on the former RAF Knettishall (US Air Base 136) near Knettishall, U.K., Aug. 12, 2016. This repatriation of the service member's dog tag marked the official receipt from the RAF to the USAF on behalf of the surviving USAAF service member who was assigned to the 388th BG, 8th AF and is currently living in Louisiana. Following this ceremony, the dog tag will be transported to the 8th AF in Louisiana where it can then be officially presented to its rightful owner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Brian M. Boisvert)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christy Garcia-Holguin, 100th Force Support Squadron food service shift leader, poses for a photo at a dining facility Aug. 12, 2016, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Garcia-Holguin earned the Square D Spotlight for exhibiting the Air Force’s core value: Excellence in All We Do. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justine Rho)
A sign welcomes deployed spouses to a Hearts Apart event Aug. 13, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall. Hearts Apart is one of several programs sponsored by the Airman and Family Readiness Center to support families with a deployed member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen and spouses assigned to the 100th Operations Group socialize at a Hearts Apart event Aug. 13, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall. The monthly Hearts Apart dinners are a way for spouses and family members of deployed Airmen to gather together and network. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tynisha Spencer, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management journeyman from Fairfield, Calif., points out how easy it is to dial a number with the new DUI prevention application on her laptop April 9, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The leadership in the 100th LRS noted there were too many drunk-driving incidents happening and wanted to make a change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., right, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Rudy Oppenheimer, a Holocaust survivor, light candles to remember those who lost their lives during the Holocaust and those who are survivors, at a Holocaust Remembrance Week luncheon April 16, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Oppenheimer, 83, was guest speaker at the luncheon. Born in Germany, he moved to the Netherlands when he was 4 years old. His family was Jewish, but because his sister was born in England, they were sent to an exchange camp where they were treated less harshly than others. Once the camps were liberated in 1945, the family moved to England to live with Oppenheimer’s uncle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)
A U.S. Air Force Airman fills out his details as part of required paperwork to be added to the bone marrow donor registry Jan. 13, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Four swabs are taken from inside the cheeks and carefully packaged with relevant paperwork, before being sent to be tested by a laboratory, so potential donors’ names can be added to the registry. A bone marrow drive is scheduled for Feb. 23 to 28 on RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released) (Photo altered for security purposes)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kimberly Moore, 100th Air Refueling Wing NCO in charge of wing administration from Ipswich, Suffolk, has her cheek swabbed to provide a sample for the bone marrow donor registry Jan. 13, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. A bone marrow drive is scheduled for Feb. 23 to 28 on RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)
Swab kits are used to collect DNA samples from inside the mouth from volunteers wishing to be on the bone marrow donor register Jan. 13, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. A bone marrow drive is scheduled for Feb. 23 to 28 on RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, and representatives will be available at each base Feb. 23 to 27 to collect cheek swabs for anyone wishing to participate in the drive. Samples will also be collected Feb. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at both base exchanges for anyone else fitting the criteria and wishing to be on the registry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)
Signs are displayed to inform people using the tail spotter platform that they must not try to enter the base Dec. 5, 2014, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The tail spotter program was set up as a joint development between the Ministry of Defence Police, the 100th Security Forces Squadron and the 48th SFS in response to the ever increasing numbers of plane spotters around the bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)
A platform used by tail spotters stands ready for visitors Dec. 5, 2014, on RAF Mildenhall, England. On RAF Mildenhall there is a system in place which allows members of the community to view the aircraft arriving and departing from base. In exchange, they are the eyes and ears for the Ministry of Defence Police and for the 100th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony, right, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs NCO in charge of External Operations from Baker, Fla., takes part in a Batak board reaction tester as David Daw, Suffolk County Council Road Safety officer, observes Dec. 2, 2014, on RAF Mildenhall, England. During the test, Daw asked Anthony questions while he pushed the pads to simulate a hands-free call. Typical results showed that reaction times are far slower in this situation, demonstrating how even using hands-free can impair a road users ability to react to their surroundings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gina Randall/Released)
Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman
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