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Royal Air Force Mildenhall, or more simply RAF Mildenhall (IATA: MHZ, ICAO: EGUN), is a Royal Air Force station located near Mildenhall in Suffolk, England.Despite its status as a Royal Air Force station, it primarily supports United States Air Force (USAF) operations, and is currently the home of the 100th Air Refueling Wing (100 ARW).
Mildenhall is a market town in the civil parish of Mildenhall High, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11, and is 37 mi (60 km) north-west of Ipswich. [2] The large Royal Air Force station, RAF Mildenhall, as well as RAF Lakenheath, are located north of the town.
A CV-22B Osprey of the US Air Force's 352nd Special Operations Wing at RAF Mildenhall, 2013. Further information: United States Air Force in the United Kingdom At the invitation of the UK Government , the United States has had military forces (known as US Visiting Forces) permanently stationed in the United Kingdom since the Second World War .
Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath (IATA: LKZ, ICAO: EGUL) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, UK, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west of Thetford.
Although most USAF bases in the UK had combat missions, in 1966, the Military Air Transport Service established a permanent facility at RAF Mildenhall after the phaseout of the SAC Reflex mission. The 313th Tactical Airlift Wing operates Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and C-141 Starlifter flights to and from the UK from bases worldwide.
In contrast to the North American division, where school busing is a primary function, First Student UK takes advantage of the existence of a First Group operating base throughout the country. Yellow School Bus schemes are run on behalf of the local authority by an existing subsidiary of First or sub-contracted to an independent operator where ...
The 352nd Special Operations Wing is an operational unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command currently stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom.The unit's heritage dates back to 1944 as an air commando unit.
In August 2024, the 67th SOS participated in Exercise Pristine Flank 24, organised by the Finnish Air Force, in which the squadron was tasked with refuelling Finnish McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornets. [14] [15] In March 2024, the decision was made by AFSOC to base the Fairchild Dornier C-146A Wolfhound at RAF Mildenhall. [16]