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Four maintainers from the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 55th Maintenance Squadron recently traveled across the pond to work side-by-side with their counterparts from the Royal Air Force’s 51 Squadron. The two week exercise was an opportunity to expand upon the co-manning process for both fighting forces as they provide support to the U.S. and U.K.’s RC-135V/W Rivet Joint fleet. Offutt maintainers support Royal Air Force during two week training opportunity
Four maintainers from the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 55th Maintenance Squadron recently traveled across the pond to work side-by-side with their counterparts from the Royal Air Force’s 51 Squadron.The two week exercise was an opportunity to expand upon the co-manning process for both fighting forces as they provide support to the U.S.
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2018
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, RAF Mildenhall; 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; 97th Intelligence Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska and 488th Intelligence Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, came together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 95th Aero Squadron’s first flight at RAF Mildenhall, England, March 9, 2018. All four squadrons flew together in honor of that first flight. (Air Force courtesy photo by Senior Master Sgt. Randall Hailer) 95th RS honors fallen commanding officer, 100 years flying over Europe
The 95th Aero Squadron received its first group of Nieuport 28 aircraft March 6, 1918, and its mechanics immediately went to work prepping them for battle. However, the aircraft were delivered without their machine guns.
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2018
Col. David Berg, 55th Wing vice commander, presents a U.S. flag to a group of locals to be placed at the former runway at
U.S. Army Air Forces station 131 in Nuthampstead, England. The abandoned airfield was home to the 55th Pursuit Group during World War II. (Courtesyphoto)
Wing leadership delivers flag to original home
Back in 1943, the newly-formed 55th Fighter Group called Nuthampstead, United States Army Air Forces station 131, home during World War II.Today, Nuthampstead is a quiet village and civil parish where an abandoned airstrip remains, harking back to its glory days.In the early 1980s, the 398th Bombardment Group, another unit who called this patch of
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2017
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