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A KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, during Tonnerre Lightning, Oct. 2, 2014 over France. Exercise Tonnerre Lightning is a NATO exercise designed to improve interoperability between partner nation air forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Christine Griffiths/Released)


RAF Mildenhall participates in exercise Tonnerre Lightning

A KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, during Tonnerre Lightning, Oct. 2, 2014 over France. Exercise Tonnerre Lightning is a NATO exercise designed to improve interoperability between partner nation air forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Christine Griffiths/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Torkelson, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, poses for a photo after his flight in an F-15D Eagle Dec. 2, 2016, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Torkelson had the chance to view the air refueling process from the eyes of the fighter pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
An F-15D Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron takes off Dec. 2, 2016, from RAF Lakenheath, England. The jet carried U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Torkelson, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, on a familiarization flight in an F-15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
An F-15D Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron takes off Dec. 2, 2016, from RAF Lakenheath, England. The jet carried U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Torkelson, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, on a familiarization flight in an F-15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 493rd Fighter Squadron prepares for a flight at RAF Lakenheath, England, Dec. 2, 2016, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Flying with the pilot was U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Torkelson, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander. Torkelson flew in an F-15D Eagle to see the air refueling process from the eyes of a fighter pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas Torkelson, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, tests his helmet before his flight in an F-15D Eagle Dec. 2, 2016, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Torkelson flew in an F-15 to see the air refueling process from the eyes of the fighter pilot (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, flies off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, over the Mediterranean Sea during Exercise Tonnerre Lighting Nov. 9, 2016. Exercise Tonnerre Lightning is a NATO exercise designed to improve interoperability between partner nation air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ryan Nelson, 351st Air Refueling Squadron co-pilot, flies a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Mediterranean Sea during Exercise Tonnerre Lighting Nov. 9, 2016. 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)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares to take fuel over the Mediterranean Sea from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during Exercise Tonnerre Lighting Nov. 9, 2016. Tonnerre Lightning is a trilateral exercise with France and the U.K. that has taken place biannually since 2014. The training focuses on refining communication procedures while building interoperability capabilities and readiness to conduct combined air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, prepares to receive fuel over the Mediterranean Sea from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during Exercise Tonnerre Lighting Nov. 9, 2016. Tonnerre Lightning is a trilateral exercise with France and the U.K. which has taken place biannually since 2014. The training focuses on refining communication procedures while building interoperability capabilities and readiness to conduct combined air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, breaks away after receiving fuel over the Mediterranean Sea from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, during Exercise Tonnerre Lighting Nov. 9, 2016. Training exercises such as Tonnerre Lightning enable the U.S., U.K., and France to enhance their mutual abilities to work together toward regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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)