This is the KC-135 R model with the CFM56 turbofans
I see it also has the MPRS Multi Point Refueling Sysfem pods under the wings so it can deploy the "probe and drogue" system as well as the standard USAF flying boom on the centreline
I don't know how common MPRS installations are
The Multi-point Refueling Systems (MPRS) modification adds refueling pods to the KC-135's wings. The pods allow refueling of U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and most NATO tactical jet aircraft while keeping the tail-mounted refueling boom. The pods themselves are Flight Refueling Limited (FRL) MK.32B model pods, and refuel via the probe and drogue method common to USN/USMC tactical jets, rather than the primary "flying boom" method used by USAF fixed-wing aircraft. This allows the tanker to refuel two receivers at the same time, which increases throughput compared to the boom drogue adapter.
Via wiki
Edit - Perhaps only 20 in the USAF, and just 4 at Mildenhall
Saw this on another site, this was on the tail of another KC 135 at Mildenhall at some time. In the blue area at the bottom is a B-17. Underneath is says ; Est 1942.
The Dead got memorials, The living got time.
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The RAF Mildenhall badge is in fact the old badge of RAF Support Command with RAF Station Mildenhall on it. All the RAF Stations used by the USAF came under RAF Support Command. After Support Command finished Ive no idea who they now report to. And Woodvale also uses the badge.
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