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  • Bonfire Night begins with bang!

    For Americans visiting the U.K., there are many opportunities to enjoy local traditions. The time is upon us to take part in one of the more extravagant celebrations - Bonfire Night. Also known as Guy Fawkes Night, or just simply the 5th of November, the annual tradition celebrates a foiled plot

  • Watching fuel flow

    This is a video on the process that Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing use to transport fuel, and how that fuel is used.  Click here for video coverage.

  • Deployed Mildenhall jet receives black-letter status

    A black-letter jet in the Air Force is equivalent to the sighting of a unicorn among a herd of horses. Rarely talked about, and even less witnessed, is an aircraft which has zero discrepancies. Because of its rarity, earning "black-letter jet" status is a coveted achievement. For most, to be a part

  • Energy-conservation actions, ideas help base make financial savings

    October is Energy Awareness Month. Now, more than ever, this month highlights how vital it is to make savings wherever and however possible, with both finances and energy.The former 100th Maintenance Group Commander Col. Joseph Rushlau saw this month as an opportunity to reduce his group's energy

  • Bury Bombers wow elementary school students

    Chants of "let's go orange, let's go!" battled the equally optimistic "go blue!" shouts of students from the Royal Air Force Lakenheath Elementary school in a packed auditorium Oct. 22, 2013, as the Bury Bombers displayed their wheelchair basketball skills.The Bury St. Edmunds-based wheelchair

  • Ninth CSAF, former USAFE commander laid to rest

    A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Air Force chief of staff was laid to rest Oct. 25 in Arlington National Cemetery. Retired Gen. David C. Jones served as the ninth chief of staff from 1974 to 1978 until he was appointed as the ninth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he

  • Murder mystery merriment at RAF Mildenhall

    Team Mildenhall members attended a murder mystery theater production Oct. 25, 2013, at the Galaxy Club on RAF Mildenhall, England. Attendees interviewed characters to discover the "murderer" and show off their sleuthing skill. A night filled with costumes, hors d'oeuvres and "whodunits," the mystery

  • Airman, Jaguars take American football to UK's capital

    The National Football League continues its Salute to Service campaign by giving two service members the opportunity to lead rival football teams out of the tunnel and onto the field -- even outside of the United States.U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Taylor, 100th Security Forces Squadron