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U.S. Air Force Col. D. Landon Phillips, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, briefs Senator Kevin Cramer and his team in the conference room at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. RAF Fairford supports a variety of missions and often hosts the 5th Bomb Wing and 319th Reconnaissance Wing, both stationed in North Dakota, and who conduct routine Bomber Task Force missions throughout Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Senator Kevin Cramer walks out of a bus at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer and his team assessed base quality of life, talked with 501 CSW leadership and U.K. partners and toured the deployed 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and the U-2 Dragon Lady. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Lt. Col. Joseph J. Raisner, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander gives Senator Kevin Cramer and his team a tour of the 99th ERS at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer and his team assessed base quality of life, talked with Pathfinders and toured the deployed U-2 Dragon Lady facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Lt. Col. Joseph J. Raisner, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander gives Senator Kevin Cramer and his team a tour of the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer and his team assessed base quality of life, talked with Pathfinders and toured the deployed U-2 Dragon Lady facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Senator Kevin Cramer, left, Lt. Gen. Adrian Spain, right, Headquarters Air Force deputy chief of staff for operations and Col. D. Landon Phillips, middle, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, talk in the chapel at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer and his team met with members of the 501st CSW to see the capabilities of RAF Fairford and to understand the importance of the wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Senator Kevin Cramer talks to Pathfinders in the conference room at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. “Having a location like RAF Fairford to operate our B-52s and RQ-4s adds to the lethality North Dakota airmen bring to the fight,” said Cramer. “The strong partnership and friendship between the United States and the United Kingdom are essential in addressing the challenges we collectively face. I appreciate the opportunity to see the synergy between our airmen and RAF Fairford.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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U.S. Air Force Col. D. Landon Phillips, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, briefs Senator Kevin Cramer and his team in the conference room at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. RAF Fairford supports a variety of missions and often hosts the 5th Bomb Wing and 319th Reconnaissance Wing, both stationed in North Dakota, and who conduct routine Bomber Task Force missions throughout Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Senator Kevin Cramer talks with Col. D. Landon Phillips, 501st Combat Support Wing commander at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer met with members of the 501st CSW to learn how the wing provides mission support to receive, bed down and sustain deployed forces to enable U.S. and NATO warfighters to conduct a full spectrum of flying operations from RAF Fairford (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Lt. Gen. Adrian Spain, left, Headquarters Air Force deputy chief of staff for operations, shakes hands with Col. D. Landon Phillips, right, 501st Combat Support Wing commander at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. RAF Fairford is the preferred bomber forward operating location in Europe for U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command and supports a variety of missions and exercises in which Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing and Grand Forks’ 319th Reconnaissance Wing participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Senator Kevin Cramer congratulates Ms. Kodi Adams, 501st CSW secretary to the wing commander, as an outstanding performer at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer and his team met with members of the 501st CSW to see the capabilities of RAF Fairford and to understand the importance of the wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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From left to right, Kris Cramer, Kodi Adams, Senator Kevin Cramer, Megan Phillips and Col. D. Landon Phillips, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pose for a photo in front of the 501st CSW wing building at RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer and his team met with members of the 501st CSW to see the capabilities of RAF Fairford and to understand the importance of the wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

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Senator Kevin Cramer visits RAF Fairford

Published Sept. 10, 2024
501st Combat Support Wing

RAF FAIRFORD, England --

Senator Kevin Cramer visited RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 4, 2024. Cramer and his team assessed base quality of life, talked with 501 CSW leadership and U.K. partners and toured the deployed 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and the U-2 Dragon Lady.

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