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  • CMSAF visits RAF Mildenhall, shares insight with Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright and his wife Tonya met with RAF Mildenhall Airmen during an immersion tour Aug. 2, 2018. The 18th chief master sergeant of the Air Force observed and took part in a 100th Security Forces Squadron shoot-house demonstration and a Forward Area

  • RAF Mildenhall agencies practice crime scene processing

    The room is silent and ominous. Blood is spattered on the wall, discarded weapons are scattered around the floor, and a body lies motionless in the corner. What sounds like a scene found from a crime drama, is in fact a training scenario.Airmen from the 100th Security Forces Squadron Intelligence

  • Mildenhall Transportation: Critical to mission success

    Whether it is driving a distinguished visitor around base or delivering equipment too heavy to fit in a sedan, Airmen from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron ensure the base is fully functional.The ground transportation element’s mission it to provide quick, safe and cost-efficient

  • Secretary Wilson returns to RAF Mildenhall, discusses innovation, strategy

    When then second lieutenant Heather Wilson joined the Air Force in 1985, her very first assignment was to the 3rd Air Force at RAF Mildenhall. Now, as the Secretary of the Air Force, Wilson returned to RAF Mildenhall July 12 to learn about the new innovations the Airmen here have since created and

  • Are you Alpha enough for the ‘battle station’?

    Team Mildenhall Airmen have the opportunity to test their physical fitness skills with a new Alpha Warrior obstacle course, the ‘battle station,’ at the Northside Fitness Center. The Alpha Warrior program is an initiative established by the Air Force Services Activity. The program is designed to

  • Mildenhall maintenance innovation slashes order time by 98 percent

    Imagine shopping online for an item that must arrive quickly and realizing the order process will take 90 days. Ninety long days to place the order in the cart, hit ‘pay,’ and wait for the package to arrive. Senior Airman Joshua Heffernan, 100th Maintenance Squadron flight aerospace propulsion

  • Commentary – Drawing courage from the legacy of the Bloody Hundredth

    We pride ourselves on being the most lethal Air Force in the world, but that means our job is inherently dangerous. Just like the Airmen who flew, fought and won before us, we have to accept the nature of our business, and do whatever it takes to establish air dominance and ensure international

  • Passing the baton: Celebrating 100 years of the RAF

    The RAF is celebrating 100 years and are visiting 100 bases around the U.K. in 100 days in celebration of 100 years of the RAF. U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Amrhein, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Smith, 352nd Special Operations Wing commander, thank the Royal

  • Honorary commanders gain first-hand experience of RAF Mildenhall mission

    Honorary commanders flew on a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker to gain an insight into the 100th Air Refueling Wing mission during RAF Mildenhall Honorary Commanders Day June 26.The Honorary Commanders’ program brings together dignitaries and leaders from the community in an effort to foster

  • RAF Mildenhall Airmen test capabilities during readiness exercise

    RAF Mildenhall Airmen tested their emergency response and self-aid buddy care capabilities June 19 - 20 during an exercise on base. The two-day exercise tested Airmen using different simulated scenarios, such as protesters, a base access breach and a vehicle incident with injuries.