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  • RAF Mildenhall AFAF campaign surpasses goal

    With the 2013 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign complete, there's more than $80,000 available to Airmen who need it, thanks to donations from RAF Mildenhall, England.RAF Mildenhall raised more than its initial goal during the campaign, which ran from March 4 to April 12, due to the AFAF campaign

  • Voice of Courage: Airman shares personal story as rape survivor

    Editor's note: All the names in this story are fictitious. The subject chose the name "Merida" because of the character from "Brave." There is no federal endorsement of Disney or its trademark. The alleged offender is no longer serving in the U.S. Air Force."Merida," an Airman 1st Class who just

  • RAF Mildenhall under construction

    A red brick building stands alone, unused and abandoned. Vines and plants wind their way up the building's walls, and animals make their home inside. Broken front windows, unwillingly elongated by missing bricks, seem like sad lonely eyes on the face of the building that make the building seem as

  • 'Rock 'n' Roll' Airmen run half-marathon in Edinburgh

    Are you fit to fight? To fight the weather, the terrain and that inner voice that says, "You've run far enough, you can quit." Are you?For the Team Mildenhall participants, the 2013 Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon in Edinburgh was just such a challenge - one that each and every Airman beat as he/she

  • Job Shadow Day offers students insight to Air Force mission

    Big smiles, laughter and shouts of "Awesome!" echoed around base April 19, 2013, as children had the opportunity to experience a little of what their parents and other Air Force members do every day to carry out RAF Mildenhall's mission.Job Shadow Day, an academically-motivating event designed to

  • TAP out of service

    The Transition Assistance Program is a function for Service members to make the move back into the civilian world as easy as possible.As of November 2012, mandated by the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act, the TAP class is mandatory for all Service members who are separating or retiring from the

  • COMMENTARY: Be Outstanding -- What to Expect in an inspection

    Editor's note: Although this commentary does not detail the consolidated unit inspection RAF Mildenhall will undergo in April and May 2013, it details the reasoning behind inspections outlining how Airmen should prepare themselves and their sections for known and unknown inspections. I've been asked