Christmas Meal

Brig. Gen. Jon A. Norman, Director to the United States Air Forces in Europe – United Kingdom, serves Airman 1st Class Laurentis Crowson, 352nd Special Operations Squadron and Burlington, N.C., native, at the Gateway Dining Facility on Dec. 25, 2012, at RAF Mildenhall, England. The dining facility served a special holiday meal for all authorized patrons from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The meal included a shrimp cocktail appetizer, ham, turkey, roast beef and stuffing among a wide variety of other traditional dishes. Throughout the day, various commanders, chief master sergeants, first sergeants and other leaders from Team Mildenhall served the meal to dining facility customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith/Released)

Christmas Meal

Col. Kyle Voigt, 100th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and his son, Matthew, prepare to carve steamship round at the Gateway Dining Facility on Dec. 25, 2012, at RAF Mildenhall, England. The dining facility served a special holiday meal for all authorized patrons from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The meal included a shrimp cocktail appetizer, ham, turkey, roast beef and stuffing among a wide variety of other traditional dishes. Throughout the day, various commanders, chief master sergeants, first sergeants and other leaders from Team Mildenhall served the meal to dining facility customers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jason Smith/Released)

Holiday shopping at the eleventh hour

Cars fill the parking lot at the B-Xtra on RAF Mildenhall, England, as shoppers try to squeeze in some shopping Dec. 21, 2012. The B-Xtra is open through Dec. 24, 2012, for any last-minute holiday shopping, and then re-opens Dec. 26, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)

Volunteers assist post office during holiday season

Packages line shelves while waiting to be picked up Dec. 19, 2012, at the base post office at RAF Mildenhall, England. The post office received more than 60,000 pounds of mail this holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla/Released, edited for security reasons)

Volunteers assist post office during holiday season

Senior Airman Casey Jackson, 100th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics apprentice from Columbus, Ohio, assists a customer Dec. 19, 2012, at the base post office at RAF Mildenhall, England. Jackson was one of more than 60 Airmen around the base who volunteered at the post office to assist with the added workload during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla/Released)

POL receives fuel a new way

Tech. Sgt. Eric Wise, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, NCO in-charge fuels systems maintenance from Dakota Ill.,(right) and John Callaghan, contractor, connect the fuel pipe from the truck to the underground pump Dec. 19, 2012 at RAF Mildenhall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsey Waters/Released)