A U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, stationed at RAF Mildenhall, flies over the village of Ramsholt, England, Feb. 20, 2020. The flyover was a part of a ceremony commemorating a World War II bomber carrying munitions which crashed into a river to spare lives in the local community on Feb. 20, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett looks out over the base and surrounding community with Col. Troy Pananon, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Col. Clay Freeman, 352 Special Operations Wing commander, atop the air traffic control tower during her visit to RAF Mildenhall, England, Feb. 13, 2020.

Airmen assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing perform Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations with an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to 48th Fighter Wing April 10, 2019 at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England.

U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to board the CV-22B Osprey aircraft operated by U.S. Airmen assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing for additional infil training in Szolnok, Hungary October 28, 2019. U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a bilateral exercise with Hungarian SOF to focus on interoperability and integration developing a special operations air task group capacity. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Monique O’Neill, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe Public Affairs)

U.S. Special Forces assigned to the U.S. Army 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), prepare for a static line jump out of the 352nd Special Operation Wing’s MC-130J Commando II, This event was part of a combined airborne operation with the Polish Forces, Dec. 3, 2019, near Krakow, Poland. Polish and U.S. SOF exercised together with U.S. Air Force’s MC-130Js from the 352nd Special Operations Squadron stationed in the United Kingdom. Bilateral training provides opportunities to strengthen these NATO allies capabilities and interoperability. (Courtesy photo)

A soldier with the Norwegian Armed Forces prepares to fire an M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon alongside special tactics operators from 352nd Special Operations Wing, during a live-fire training near Banak Air Base, Norway, Dec. 10, 2019. The training was part of a bigger exercise that encompassed live ammunition fire, infiltration and exfiltration and cold-weather training utilizing the 352nd SOW’s CV-22B Osprey and MC130J Commando II.

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing conduct mobility operations on snowmobiles alongside members from the Norwegian Armed Forces near Banak Air Base, Norway, 10 Dec., 2019. The training was part of a bigger exercise that encompassed live ammunition fire, infiltration and exfiltration, and cold-weather training utilizing with the 352nd SOW’s CV-22B Osprey and MC130J Commando II.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James Slife, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida speaks during a breakfast for 352nd Special Operations Wing Airmen Nov. 5, 2019, at RAF Mildenhall, England. Olson and Lt. Gen. James Slife, AFSOC commander, discussed the future of the Air Force special operations community with the Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Esau)

Hungarian Defense Force and U.S. Air Force members return to a U.S. Air Force CV-22B, stationed at the 352nd Special Operations Wing, as part of a demonstration during Special Operations Command Europe-led Trojan Footprint in June, 2019, out of Szolnok, Hungary. Collective training events enhance abilities of NATO forces to work together effectively, and respond to threats from any direction.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Olga Buzhak, 352nd Special Operations Wing financial analyst, poses for a picture at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct.27,2019. Buzhak traveled from her birth place of Minsk, Belarus to New York City at 19 with a few hundred dollars – to create a new life and joining the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandria Lee)

Two French Eurocopter EC725 participate in a helicopter air- to- air refueling (HAAR) exercise with a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, Oct. 17, 2019, outside of Cazaux Air Base, France.

Two Airmen assigned to the 352nd SpecialOperations Wing prepare to board an aircraft during an Escape and Evade, and Rescue and Recover training exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Oct. 2, 2019.

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England peels off after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 10, 2019.

Estonian and U.S. Special Operation Forces operators fast rope out of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, during Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training near Amari, Estonia, Sept, 3, 2019.

Chief Master Sgt. Randy Kwiatkowski, Third Air Force command chief, receives a briefing on the capabilities of the CV-22 Osprey from Airmen of the 352nd Special Operations Wing during a visit to RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 13, 2019. He also toured the 100th Maintenance Group mission ready AGE technician score concept, met with flight-line technicians and met with the 351st Air Refueling Squadron to learn about squadron capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

Hungarian Special Forces conduct an exfiltration onto U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, during the Professional Day for Hungarian national SOF exercise Black Swan, June 14, 2019, near Szolnok, Hungary. Black Swan was linked to Trojan Footprintt, an annual U.S. Special Operations Command Europe-led exercise that incorporates allied and partner European special operations forces focusing on the readiness and interoperability of NATO allies and partners. This year's exercise brought together 1400 SOF from ten nations for training over land, sea and air across Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and the Black Sea. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators offload tactical vehicles from an MC-130J Commando II to conduct a forward arming and refueling point mission with USAFE aircraft during Operation Rapid Forge at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, July 16, 2019. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. The MC-130J Commando II, and aircrew, are able to execute refueling missions in austere, sensitive or hostile territories. Operation Rapid Forge involves NATO territories in order to enhance readiness and improve interoperability between U.S. allies and partners in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Smith, then command chief of AFSOC, are pictured together at a deployed location. Webb and Smith have commanded together at several assignments for more than six years. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, receives a Forward Arming Refueling Point briefing from Senior Airman Tristian Wycuff, assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, during a visit to RAF Mildenhall, England, July 15, 2019. During his visit, Harrigian discussed the importance and uniqueness of the only permanent air refueling mission in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)