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  • Illegal to photocopy DOD Common Access Card

    Many commercial businesses and agencies request service members to provide them with a copy of their military ID as proof of service for benefits and other special considerations.However, most people do not know that it's illegal to photocopy a Department of Defense-issued identification

  • Social media guidance released for Airmen

    The Air Force Public Affairs Agency recently released "Navigating the Social Network," a guide to help all Airmen use social media safely and wisely.The guide, which is not a replacement for Air Force instructions regarding social media and release of information, gives leaders and Airmen of all

  • Launch date announced for Roth TSP option

    The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board recently announced at its quarterly inter-agency meeting of Thrift Savings Plan coordinators that May 7 will be the day that the TSP will begin to accept Roth TSP contributions. The Roth TSP was authorized by the Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of

  • Events scheduled for Holocaust Remembrance Week

    The following events are scheduled at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Week:RAF Mildenhall:April 16 to 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - The Gateway Dining Facility 'Fireside' will host a lunch and movie daily.April 17, 11 a.m. - Mark Howell, 100th Air Refueling Wing

  • IDEA earns 100th AMXS maintainer $10,000

    A bit of thought and a lot of knowledge helped a technical sergeant from the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron net $10,000 through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program recently, and will now save the Air Force more than $132,000 per year.Tech. Sgt. Blake Cushing, from

  • 100th CES fire department hosts mobile Fire Officer II Course

    Airmen and Ministry of Defence employees from bases across the U.K. and Germany attended the Fire Officer II Course here March 27 through April 12.Through classroom instruction and tabletop exercises, the students from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Menwith Hill, RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton, RAF Lakenheath

  • Safety courses key to safe motorcycling

    It's that time of year when the weather becomes warmer and motorcycle riders are seen on the roads more often.The Air Force requires all members who operate motorcycles to attend an approved motorcycle safety course prior to riding. The course provides riders with basic riding skills so they can

  • Help Air Force Aid Society help you

    When times are tough and that last dollar is stretched a little too thin, the Air Force Aid Society can step in to help out. Although it operates as a private non-profit organization that is not an official military organization, the AFAS was incorporated in 1942 as the official charity of the U.S.