Nottingham Council welcomes RAF Mildenhall members to Robin Hood Festival Aug. 10-14

For a quarter century the Nottinghamshire County Council has been robbing from the rich and giving to the poor.Well, that statement is not exactly true.But, in the spirit of perhaps their most famed legend, Robin Hood, Nottinghamshire holds an annual event for children, families and those interested

MoD civilian rows 'English Channel' to help search, rescue

A Ministry of Defence civilian with the 727th Air Mobility Squadron recently rowed across the English Channel ... sort of.Andrew Noakes rowed 21 miles on a rowing machine - the equivalent of crossing the English Channel - to raise money for Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue.NorLSAR has about 20

Deployment Journal: Post deployment proves lonely road

Movies would have you believe that a young man carrying a pack may step off a bus in some random city to a multitude of clapping friendly faces - with children smiling and waving little American flags.This may be true when a large unit returns or a Navy vessel steams into home port, but for a Joint

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Deployment Journal: As deployment came to a close, my heart remained heavy

I felt like someone drove a dull, rusty ice pick into my heart when a text message arrived informing me friends of mine were wounded in a combat engagement in Bala Murghab, and some were being medically evacuated to my camp.Petty Officer 1st Class John Pearl and I were walking to a Spanish friend's

Tips for safe summer cookin'

Do you smell it? The aroma of slow-burning charcoal, sizzling steaks, hot dogs and fresh Alaskan salmon is lingering in the mild Suffolk air.The British summer is in full-swing. For many Americans, the sporadic hot, sunny days are a prime opportunity to fire up the old barbecue, and grill their

One-of-a-kind 'Cyber Defense Team' essential in monitoring internal security

Set up at the start of this year, the 100th Communications Squadron Cyber Defense Team was formed after 100th CS staff spent more than 7,000 man-hours preparing for the command cyber readiness inspection, and information assurance inspection.These inspections uncovered infrastructure vulnerabilities

Karen A. picks up the gauntlet: Surviving stormy weather with aircrew, water survival training

I've marshaled a jet, helped fight a live fire, had a military working dog hanging off my arm, and looked an owl and falcon in their beady eyes as they sat on my gloved hand. Ever since then, I've been on the lookout for a new challenge.These things were a tad nerve-wracking, but fun. But I didn't

Crack detection: An NDI story

With cracks all over the world, it can be easy to overlook them, however, the 100th Maintenance Squadron Non-Destructive Inspection lab knows that some cracks aren't meant to be ignored.NDI uses a collection of specialized analysis techniques such as ultrasonic, radiography and applied magnetics

Fun, festivities to show Airmen some appreciation

Several base organizations have banded together to host an Unaccompanied Airman Appreciations Day."The event has noncommissioned officers working and volunteering to give Airmen a break," said Tech. Sgt. Jalil Samavarchian, 100th Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Structural Maintenance NCO-in-charge,