Commander: Standby Stratotankers 'New Normal' In Europe, Africa

By James Drew / August 1, 2014 at 7:02 PM
As the United States responds to a growing number of crises sprouting up across Africa, Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe, the demand for quick-reaction aerial refueling is keeping members of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in England busy. Over the weekend, the wing's tankers were involved in the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, after militant activity in the region began to spiral out of control. "Our forward location here at RAF Mildenhall...

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