Members of the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pose in front the black-letter jet, a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to RAF Mildenhall but forward-deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, Oct. 13, 2013. Tail number 63-8027 attained black-letter status when it reported zero discrepancies. This is the first black-letter jet assigned to RAF Mildenhall since 2006. (Photo courtesy of 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Charissa Cherrington, left, 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron commander, poses with members of the maintenance crew for a KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 63-8027, assigned to RAF Mildenhall but forward-deployed in support of contingency operations Oct. 22, 2013, at Moron Air Base, Spain. The crew received a Spanish tile with a screen printed image of 351st EARS personnel and their aircraft for achieving zero discrepancies, making it a black-letter aircraft. The tile will be mounted in the aircraft as a reminder of the maintenance crew’s achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)