The 100th Air Refueling Wing (100th ARW), nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth, is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. It is stationed at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is also the host wing at RAF Mildenhall. The 100th ARW is the only permanent U.S. air refueling wing in the European theater, operating the Boeing KC-135R/T Stratotanker. During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy), was an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress unit in England, stationed at RAF Thorpe Abbotts. Flying over 300 combat missions, the group earned two Distinguished Unit Citations (Regensburg, 17 August 1943; Berlin, 4/6/8 March 1944). The group suffered tremendous losses in combat, with 177 aircraft missing in action (MIA), flying its last mission on 20 April 1945. One of the wing's honors is that it is the only modern USAF operational wing allowed to display on its assigned aircraft the tail code (Square-D) of its World War II predecessor. The 379th Bomb Wing used its Triangle-K tail code until deactivated in 1993, but when reactivated as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing was assigned a rotating mix of flying squadrons who used their parent unit's tail code. The Triangle-K is retained as an unofficial unit insignia.

‘Masters of the Air’ – Interview:

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The Bloody Hundredth is a compelling and sobering documentary directed by Laurent Bouzereau and Mark Herzog that offers a poignant companion piece to the Masters of the Air miniseries. It features 100th Bomb Group veteran Major Robert Rosenthal

Promotion photo for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 95th Academy Awards. Photo Credit: AMPAS

The 95th Academy Awards: The 2023 Winners:

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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences held the Oscars ceremony for the 2022 film year Sunday night at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, and it was the 95th year for the awards