USAF Restarts UK Rivet Joint Operations After Yearlong Hiatus

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Credit: Tony Osborne/ Aviation Week
LONDON–The U.S. Air Force has restarted RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance flights from England after a nearly one-year hiatus. The U.S. Air Force’s 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, part of the service’s 55th Wing, has flown regular RC-135 Rivet Joint missions from Mildenhall air base since the 1990s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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