Outgoing 100th Air Refueling Wing Commander Colonel Bruce E. Burda gives the guide-on to Major General Kenneth W. Hess during RAF Mildenhall's Wing Change of Command Ceremony. The 100th Air Refueling Wing traces its lineage to World War II and the 100th Bomb Group. Today it's responsible for host management of RAF Mildenhall, providing the European theater, NATO, US, and allied forces with air refueling support. The Wing's honors include six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, one award with valor, two Distinguished Unit Citations, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm and seven WWII campaign streamers
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Raf Mildenhall
Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
1940
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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