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  • Commentary: Chaplain’s tips for holiday survival

    The winter holiday period (Thanksgiving to the New Year) is a wonderful time. Usually, people spend quality time with loved ones, celebrate traditions and enjoy each other. However, it can also be a difficult time for many, because of stress, financial pressures (increased by gift giving and

  • Commentary: The most underreported crime in America

    Looking for a way to volunteer my time for a worthwhile cause, I became a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program victim advocate. The training I received to volunteer for this important position changed my entire outlook on sexual assault. It allowed those of us in the class to openly

  • Team Mildenhall remembers veterans on Remembrance Day, weekend

    A two-minute silence was observed all across England and much of the world on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, or 11 a.m., Nov. 11, 2011.The day marked Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day in the U.K., and Veteran's Day in America.Team Mildenhall and Lakenheath Airmen

  • Ely Cathedral to host annual Thanksgiving Eve service Nov. 23

    There's no question about it, Thanksgiving is just about as traditionally an 'American' holiday as any.However, here in East Anglia, Thanksgiving has been a long-standing British-American tradition and is celebrated annually at Ely Cathedral.This year's Ely Thanksgiving Eve service is scheduled for

  • Reintegration- a team effort

    With the high deployment tempo of the U.S. Air Force today, Airmen all over the world are constantly in rotation between their home station and down range. Approximately 130 Airmen returned to RAF Mildenhall from a deployment in support of NATO-led Operation Unified Protector. The Airmen were met

  • Customs pamphlet eases holiday mail rush

    Mailing packages stateside from Europe involves many prohibitions, restrictions and import duty rules. U.S. personnel can avoid pitfalls by getting the "International Mail Imports" pamphlet from a military customs office."Many people don't know that Customs and Border Protection may fine you at

  • RAF Mildenhall combat controller earns Grateful Nation Award

    'First There,' a motto combat controllers bellow during their two-year training pipeline, and later affirm in blood, sweat and sacrifice on the most forward-deployed and dangerous battlefields as they pave the way for other forces to follow.As a member of the most highly trained special operations