Articles tagged with "aerial refueling"

• 100th Air Refueling Wing supports annual Allied Strike exercise

  August 5, 2010 Comments: 0

  RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Tanker crews from the 100th Air Refueling Wing just wrapped up participation in the multinational exercise Allied Strike, which ran from Aug. 2 to 5.

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  Refueling is lifeline of U.S., NATO air ops

  December 11, 2009 Comments: 0

  ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -Cooperation was paramount Dec. 8 as 30 Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons took to the skies over their homeland to rendezvous with a RAF Mildenhall-based KC-135 Stratotanker and perform semi-annual aerial refueling training.

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  Helicopter aerial refueling prepares pilots to synchronize during unique mission

  September 25, 2009 Comments: 0

  ZADAR, Croatia - As special operations forces personnel conduct tactical missions, they are reliant on various aerial assets to insert them on the battlefield without hesitation. Both rotary and fixed-wing pilots are responsible for getting the troops on the ground, but the pilots also must work and train together to ensure they are fueled to stay in the air and maintain their range near the fight.

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