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  • Fire Prevention Week events scheduled

    Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 4 to 10 and the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department is hosting a variety of events:Oct. 4:ยท 2 to 4 p.m. - The movie with Sparky the Fire Dog is scheduled to be "Hotel Transylvania 2" at the base theater. The first 50 children will receive free movie tickets for

  • RAF Mildenhall joins 100th BG Veterans in New Orleans reunion

    Aug. 17, 1943, nine aircraft, 90 men lost at Regensbuerg, Germany.Oct. 8, 1943, seven aircraft, 72 men lost in Bremen, Germany.Oct. 10, 1943, 12 aircraft, 121 men lost in Munster, Germany.March 6, 1944, 15 aircraft, 150 men lost in Berlin, Germany.May 24, 1944, nine aircraft, 90 men lost in Berlin,

  • Officers learn principles of being flight commanders

    Officers from both RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath participated in a flight commanders' course hosted by the Professional Development Center here Sept. 24 and 25, 2015.The course focused on enhancing a flight commander's leadership, management and supervisory skills, and included guest speakers from

  • RAF Mildenhall ATC tower brings order to chaos

    Air traffic control Airmen with the 100th Operations Support Squadron sit high above the flightline 24/7, acting as the eyes and ears on the ground for those in the skies above.U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Drew Kalina, 100th OSS air traffic controller, is one of many select service members who

  • Nip, tuck tanker-style: Thereby hangs a tail

    What came in as a jet from McConnell Air Force Base Sept. 4, 2015, will take to the skies as an RAF Mildenhall KC-135 Stratotanker later this year, when it proudly bears the Square D tailflash.Isochronal inspections are performed on a regular basis on RAF Mildenhall's tankers, but having to remove

  • CFC kicks off at RAF Mildenhall

    The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas began today, and will run until Nov. 20, with "Give because you care" as its theme.Created in 1961 to coordinate fundraising efforts of various charitable organizations, the CFC-O is the only authorized solicitation of Department of Defense employees stationed

  • COMMENTARY: Trust: A core leadership tool

    As we remember those Americans who lost their lives 14 years ago, we must reflect on what it truly means to wear the uniform.Our Air Force has been on a war footing since Sept. 11, 2001, protecting the homeland from tragedies like 9/11 from reoccurring. Measuring success in our efforts ultimately

  • COMMENTARY: Remembering their sacrifice: National POW/MIA Recognition Day

    According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, 83,114 Americans remain missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars and other conflicts. To put this in perspective, that's about twice the population of Bury St. Edmunds.Each one of these Americans is a