News

  • USPS restricts shipping of lithium batteries

    Effective May 16, the United States Postal Service will no longer allow the mailing of lithium batteries to or from international destinations, including Army post offices, fleet post offices and diplomatic post offices. Affected items will be lithium-metal or lithium-ion batteries in electronic

  • Climate Survey coming, maximum participation vital to mission improvement

    The opportunity for Airmen at RAF Mildenhall to voice their opinions and concerns to leadership at all levels - from their squadron commander to their chief of staff - is just around the corner.The 2012 Air Force Climate Survey is scheduled to run from May 14 to June 22, and Airmen will be invited

  • RAF Mildenhall hosts European Tanker Symposium

    The 100th Air Refueling Wing hosted the European Tanker Symposium here May 9 through 11with attendees from Royal Air Force 101 Sq., French air force "Bretagne" Sq., Italian air force 14 Wing, Belgium air component, and the 603rd Air and Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.The ETS aimed to

  • CS repair ensures safe landings

    Recent localizer antenna repairs conducted here will help to keep aircrew safe.The 100th Communications Squadron Airfield Systems flight recently repaired the localizer antenna for RAF Mildenhall.The localizer antenna is part of the instrument landing system which is used to help the pilots land

  • When life reaches 'The Turning Point'

    Somewhere on base there's a junior enlisted Airman balancing their checkbook and realizing that even after raising their right hand and enlisting, they still live paycheck to paycheck. Elsewhere on base there's a Department of Defense civilian who seems to be sick every morning and can't quite shake

  • Slam dunk for community relations

    The RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath combined youth seventh and eighth grade basketball team played two teams from Lynn Nets basketball club at the Lakenheath Fitness Center May 5.This was the fifth time this year the British basketball club, part of the Peterborough, England Basketball League

  • Team collaborates to save the Air Force money

    In April, members from the 727th Air Mobility Squadron identified energy saving improvements, helping eliminate high financial costs to the Air Force. They acted immediately and put together a team from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, 100th Communications Squadron and

  • 100th Bomb Group veteran shares tales of war

    Albert Lochra, an 86-year-old World War II and 100th Bomb Group veteran, was part of the 100th BG reunion visit to RAF Mildenhall May 7 and 8 - on the 67th anniversary of V-E Day.He joined the U.S. Army Air Force when he was 18 years old."I tried to get in at 17, but they held me off until I was 18,

  • RAF Mildenhall honors World War II veterans during 100th Bomb Group reunion

    On the 67th anniversary of V-E Day May 8, veterans from the 100th Bombardment Group, formerly stationed at RAF Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, during World War II, visited RAF Mildenhall and met the men and women of the 100th Air Refueling Wing.The 100th Bomb Group - ancestor to the 100th ARW - celebrates