During the commemorative Operation Chowhound flight, the U.S. Air Force honors the historic food relief airdrops over the Netherlands in 1945, exactly 80 years ago. A Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker of the 100th Air Refueling Wing departs RAF Mildenhall in England and flies over the Netherlands via Leeuwarden, Ommen, and Nijmegen. Over the Wadden Sea, Dutch F-35 fighter jets join the mission to conduct aerial refueling, symbolizing the enduring transatlantic partnership.