100th SFS Respond to Simulated Drone Incursion

May 14, 2025 Hannah Sanchez 100th SFS, SF Units, USAF Comments Off on 100th SFS Respond to Simulated Drone Incursion
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Dalessandro, Team Mildenhall Royal Spark Innovation Cell deputy chief innovation officer, prepares a drone for flight during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot served as a method to assess how effectively the 100th Air Refueling Wing could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Campbell)

ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE MILDENHALL, UK — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Dalessandro, Team Mildenhall Royal Spark Innovation Cell deputy chief innovation officer, flew a drone to test the 100th Security Forces Squadron response during the combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot served as a method to assess how effectively the 100th Air Refueling Wing could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat.

  • Published May 14, 2025


U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Gault, left, Team Mildenhall Royal Spark Innovation Cell laboratory director, and Staff Sgt. Austin Dalessandro, Team Mildenhall Royal Spark Innovation Cell deputy chief innovation officer, fly a drone during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. The purpose of Skyway Chariot was to test and demonstrate the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s ability to respond to a threat in an operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Campbell)
A drone flies over the base during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. Skyway Chariot served as a method to assess how effectively the 100th Air Refueling Wing could operate under constrained conditions in the face of a potential threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Campbell)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 100th Security Forces Squadron maintain visual contact with a drone during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. The inspection aimed to confirm the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s capability to execute critical mission tasks and maintain combat power in a challenging and contested operational setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Campbell)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing have an after action brief following a drone flyover during combat readiness inspection Skyway Chariot at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 10, 2025. The inspection aimed to confirm the wing’s capability to execute critical mission tasks and maintain combat power in a challenging and contested operational setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Campbell)