Dec. 19, 2025 100th CS Airmen provide festive cheer to local school children via ‘Radio Santa’ Two Airmen from the 100th Communications Squadron and a civilian from the 100th Air Refueling Wing spent time with 47 children at Great Heath Academy and provided them a chance to talk to Santa and make special gift requests before the holidays via Radio Santa in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, Dec.
Dec. 18, 2025 Recovery, resiliency: Two steps forward, two steps back Two steps forward, two steps backPeltonen graduated from the ADAPT program after six months and thought at that point, everything was better. He believed he now had the tools and could drink responsibly – but that wasn’t the case. Although not immediately, he soon fell back into his daily drinking
Dec. 9, 2025 Falcon Strike 2025 The 100th Air Refueling Wing participated in exercise Falcon Strike with NATO Allies over the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 4-7, 2025. Falcon Strike underscored the Air Force’s commitment to maintaining a high level of readiness and ensuring NATO forces are prepared for any challenge.
Sept. 16, 2025 100th ARW refuels 48th FW A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II and an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing over the North Sea, Sept. 4, 2025.
July 21, 2025 Farewell Commentary from Col Ryan Garlow, Commander, 100th Air Refueling Wing As my family and I will leave RAF Mildenhall for the second time—this time with the honor of having served as commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s finest wing. Like every move in a military career, I’ll pack my bags and close another chapter. But this departure is different. I won’t just be
July 11, 2025 The 48th Fighter Wing conducts ACE training at RAF Mildenhall The 48th Fighter Wing, in partnership with the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing, will conduct F-15 and F-35 flight operations from RAF Mildenhall July 14-28 in support of Agile Combat Employment training. This strengthens both units’ mission readiness, showcasing their ability to rapidly establish and
June 24, 2025 100th BG legacy nose art, ‘Just-A-Snappin’ joins 100th ARW, Bloody Hundredth heritage “Back in the dark days of World War II, my dad flew a B-17, whose name, ‘Just a Snappin,’ we honor today,” said Jim Blakely. “As you give that name to an Air Force tanker, you accomplish something larger and even more enduring than naming a single aircraft: you honor and remember those mighty B-17s
May 30, 2025 Legacy of 'Greatest Generation' continues with 100th ARW at 100th BG reunion in NOLA Three of the Greatest Generation – World War II and 100th Bomb Group veterans who are part of the legacy of the 100th Air Refueling Wing – joined more than 360 family members, friends of veterans, Col. Ryan Garlow, 100th ARW commander and Rob Paley, 100th ARW historian, for the 100th BG reunion at
April 1, 2025 Fueling NATO during Ramstein Flag 25 A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, refueled Turkish and Romanian air force F-16 Fighting Falcons and Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs during exercise Ramstein Flag 25 over the North Sea, March 31, 2025. Ramstein Flag 25
March 24, 2025 100th ARW refuels 31st FW Vipers U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, received fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, over the Adriatic Sea, March 19, 2025.