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  • Mildenhall, Lakenheath members take PT to extremes

    Body building, heavy lifting and endurance sports take the human body to the limits of its potential and are a common way of staying fit, but for some members of RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath, it's a way of life.Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, 488th Intelligence Squadron, has participated in endurance

  • UK driving easy in a roundabout way

    Editor's note: Information for this article was gathered from the Official Highway Code and confirmed with the local constabulary. Are you inconsiderate, or just uneducated?Like it or not, if you're one of those people who doesn't use their turn signals in roundabouts, one of those descriptors fits

  • 'Can I Kiss You?'

    Before you kiss, should you ask? Will it ruin the moment? Will you feel like an idiot? I grew up in a hard-working middle-class family, and unfortunately, in my family we never talked about sex, dating or relationships. My relationship talk was, "Don't be bringing boys around here, and you ain't

  • Commentary: ESOHCAMP team coming to town

    You may have already heard the term "ESOH inspection" or "ESOH-Camp" in the past few weeks. Hopefully, after reading this article you will have a better idea of what that is and what it will mean to you and the 100th Air Refueling Wing. From March 8 through 12, a U.S. Air Forces in Europe team will

  • Home use program offers discounted productivity software to USAFE personnel

    Working from home can be difficult if you don't have the tools required to get the job done.In today's world of computers and high-tech data processing, program packages such as Microsoft Office have become everyday essentials in many offices across base. Unfortunately, the high cost of some

  • The Turning Point: Helping spouses cope with deployment

    Lasting memories of her husband's embrace and recollections of him boarding the plane for Afghanistan were fresh as the young mother made her way down a winding British road, heading to a medical appointment.With determination, her eyes pierced the lingering fog and remained focused on each bend and

  • Commentary: A hitchhiker’s guide to Inverness

    My family and I recently decided to make a trip up to Inverness, Scotland, located on the end of Loch Ness. Despite several heavy hints dropped by my wife, I never had my van looked at to make sure it was in good order for the trip - a horrible mistake I would learn later.We piled all six of our