Courtesy Story | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 07.21.2025
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 leaving a job—I’ll be leaving a team that has felt like family....
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 06.09.2025
“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 and the brave young men who often named their planes before they flew them into......
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 05.29.2025
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 the National World War II Museum, New Orleans, May 14 to 17, 2025....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 03.21.2025
The 100th Air Refueling Wing celebrated the opening of its new Key Support Liaison Hub at the RAF Mildenhall Passenger Terminal with a ribbon-cutting ceremony here, March 19, 2025. The hub is the first of its kind to be opened in the United Kingdom and is available to all KSLs and their spouses, providing a dedicated space for KSL....
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 12.13.2024
Sparky the Fire Dog from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, visits children at Little Treasures Pre-School and gives out hugs and high-fives in Mildenhall, England, Dec. 13, 2024. The 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department mascot also stopped by to say hello to members of the local Suffolk Constabulary at the nearby police station while he was out and about in the......
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 12.12.2024
U.S. Air Force Airmen and civilians from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, visited school children in the local community as part of the “Radio Santa” event at Beck Row Primary Academy, Beck Row, England, Dec. 12, 2024. The 100th Communications Squadron Airmen and 100th Air Refueling Wing civilians visited the primary academy to provide young students a chance to talk to Santa and make......
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 12.12.2024
With just $10 in his pocket, 20-year-old Charles “Charlie” Wilson hitch-hiked to Canada from his hometown of Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1942, to begin his military career in the Royal Canadian Air Force as an enlisted sergeant-pilot, after being told he couldn’t become an officer with the U.S. Army Air Corps due to not having the pre-requisite two years of college education....
Story by Karen Abeyasekere | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 11.19.2024
Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron performed a heritage patching ceremony at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Nov. 15, 2024. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II, where the history and legacy is still preserved today, thanks to volunteers who dedicate their time to the museum and honoring......
