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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Sledge, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron mobile distribution operator, lifts 100 feet of hose during tryouts for the Forward Area Refueling Point team Sept. 3, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. RAF Mildenhall is one of five bases across the Air Force with a FARP team. Members are selected after a vigorous tryout and interview session to test an Airman’s skill and dedication. Utilized mostly in potentially hazardous areas, a FARP is the process of refueling aircraft on the ground from another parked aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)


FARP tryouts leave Airmen gassed

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Sledge, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron mobile distribution operator, lifts 100 feet of hose during tryouts for the Forward Area Refueling Point team Sept. 3, 2015, on RAF Mildenhall, England. RAF Mildenhall is one of five bases across the Air Force with a FARP team. Members are selected after a vigorous tryout and interview session to test an Airman’s skill and dedication. Utilized mostly in potentially hazardous areas, a FARP is the process of refueling aircraft on the ground from another parked aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kate Thornton/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Webster, 95th Reconnaissance Squadron commander at RAF Mildenhall, England, leads the squadron in a toast at their Heritage Lounge on RAF Mildenhall April 18, 2017, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. The Doolittle Raid was an air assault on Tokyo led by Gen. James H. Doolittle April 18, 1942, in response to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Six of the 16 “Doolittle Raider” crews and aircraft were from the 95th RS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Milano/Released)
A U.S. Air Force Reserve staff sergeant, left, from the 927th Force Support Squadron,MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and U.S. Air Force Airman from the 48th Force Support Squadron, mark identifying tags on items simulating aircraft parts and human remains during an aircraft crash response/search and recovery training April 7, 2017, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and the 927th Force Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participated in the training to educate and expose them to one of the critical and difficult tasks they may be asked to support in their career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere/names blurred for security purposes)
A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Engineering Execution Support office inputs detailed coordinate information via Bluetooth into a TS-C3 survey controller during an aircraft crash response/search and recovery training April 7, 2017, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and 927th Force Support Squadron Reserves, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., worked together during the training scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
Flags provide a visual marker of tagged items in an aircraft crash response/search and recovery training April 7, 2017, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Items simulating aircraft parts and human remains were scattered around the duck pond on base as Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and 927th Force Support Squadron Reserves, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participated in the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Miguel Montiel, left, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Engineering Execution Support journeyman, instructs an Airman from the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron on how to correctly use the survey equipment to plot coordinates of marked items during an aircraft crash response/search and recovery training April 7, 2017, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Items simulating aircraft parts and human remains were scattered around the duck pond on base as Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and 927th Force Support Squadron Reserves, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participated in the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve Airmen form a line and make details of the surrounding area during the aircraft crash response/search and recovery training April 7, 2017, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and the 927th Force Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participated in the training to educate and expose them to one of the critical and difficult tasks they may be asked to support in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
Chris Wilson, 100th Air Refueling Wing Information Security specialist, poses for a photograph April 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Wilson served as an active-duty security forces Airman until he was medically retired due to injuries caused by a drunk driver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tenley Long)
Chris Wilson, 100th Air Refueling Wing Information Security specialist, poses for a photograph April 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Wilson served as an active-duty security forces Airman until he was medically retired due to injuries caused by a drunk driver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tenley Long)
Chris Wilson, 100th Air Refueling Wing Information Security specialist, poses for a photograph April 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Wilson served as an active-duty security forces Airman until he was medically retired due to injuries caused by a drunk driver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
Chris Wilson, 100th Air Refueling Wing Information Security specialist, poses for a photograph April 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Wilson served as an active-duty security forces Airman until he was medically retired due to injuries caused by a drunk driver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tenley Long)
Chris Wilson, 100th Air Refueling Wing Information Security specialist, poses for a photograph April 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Wilson served as an active-duty security forces Airman until he was medically retired due to injuries caused by a drunk driver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
Kayla Varga, 48th Medical Operations Squadron Family Advocacy outreach manager and social worker, talks to children about healthy family dynamics and how to identify positive and negative emotions by showing them pictures at the Child Abuse Prevention Month event April 5, 2017, at the youth center on RAF Mildenhall, England. Thirty-two children, aged 5 to 12, drew pictures of their own families and friends and told Vargas what makes them happy or sad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)