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Three KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, fly in formation during a four-ship training sortie Sept. 5, 2014, over Norway. Four-ship sorties enable tankers to provide concentrated aerial refueling support for large forces during major operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony/Released)


Four ships, one mission

Three KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to RAF Mildenhall, England, fly in formation during a four-ship training sortie Sept. 5, 2014, over Norway. Four-ship sorties enable tankers to provide concentrated aerial refueling support for large forces during major operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Micaiah Anthony/Released)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, refuels an F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, Oct. 13, 2016, over the North Sea. This refueling mission was in support of Noble Arrow. Noble Arrow is an exercise to train NATO foces through air operations in a realistic high-threat environment, to provide component-level force integration training for NATO Response Force assigned units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan)
U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crew chiefs wait as aircrew members conduct pre-flight checks in support of Exercise Noble Arrow, Oct. 14, 2016, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Developed to train NATO forces through air operations in a realistic high-threat environment, the exercise provide component-level force integration training for NATO Response Force assigned units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan)
U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct a pre-flight inspection of the KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 13, 2016, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The 100th Air Refueling Wing participated in Exercise Noble Arrow, a NATO Response Force training event. The exercise enables NATO allies to operate in a realistic fashion, through land, air, maritime and special operation components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Halan)
The latest addition to the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers stands in the hangar Oct. 21, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The “Square D” decal, together with RAF Mildenhall’s station patch and heritage emblem – showing nine stars designed to acknowledge and represent the original nine KC-135s stationed at RAF Mildenhall from May to September 1992 – was placed on the tail of a tanker reassigned from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., to the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Denham, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, draws lines on the paper lay of the “D” decal in order to pinpoint the center, ensuring it goes in exactly the right place when positioned on the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 21, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Once placed in position on top of the black square, the two form the “Square D.” The aircraft was reassigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and arrived mid-September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)
A black box stenciled on the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker awaits the placement of its “D” decal – together forming the “Square D” Oct. 21, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The tanker was reassigned from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and arrived in September, when the tail was removed in order to repair a broken part. Once replaced, the aircraft was primed and repainted with the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s Square D, which honors the base’s heritage with the 100th Bombardment Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)
A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 100th Maintenance Squadron checks the primer under protective plastic on the tail of a KC-135 Stratotanker Oct. 21, 2015, to see if it’s ready for the next stage of the painting process, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The tanker was reassigned from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and arrived in September, when the tail was removed in order to repair a broken part. Once replaced, the aircraft was primed and repainted, ready for application of the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s Square D, which honors the base’s heritage with the 100th Bombardment Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/Released)