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  • New dress & appearance guidelines apply to Mildenhall Airmen

    As a recruit takes seemingly her last step of freedom off an Air Force-blue bus and outwardly into her abyss, a barrel-chested non-commissioned officer quickly bounds into what was once her personal space, and begins to bark orders at her.Trembling, the recruit tries to gather her composure and

  • Mildenhall Airman instructs Afghan mechanics

    Far from home station and the KC-135 Stratotankers he normally maintains, one RAF Mildenhall Airman now spends much of his time around Russian-built helicopters, as he instructs and prepares mechanics from the emerging Afghan Air Force on his trade.Master Sgt. David Penisten, 100th Maintenance

  • Retreat provides time for families to reconnect

    Thirteen families came together to learn more about their personalities and how to develop a better working relationship during a family retreat July 7. For these families, learning more about each other was a precursor to a two-day retreat, sponsored by their unit, the 352nd Special Operations

  • RAF Mildenhall continues support for NATO Libyan operations

    Joint Task Force Operation Odyssey Dawn began March 19 and the 100th Air Refueling Wing has had an active role in supporting the operation, and the wing continues to support the NATO-led Operation Unified Protector.Operation Unified Protector is an ongoing operation enforcing the United Nations

  • One last hug: James Pinkerton's final mission

    Grasping a fist full of Pounds Sterling, 87-year-old James Pinkerton hailed a taxi outside London Heathrow Airport, insisting the driver bring him directly to the Cambridge American Cemetery by the quickest and most-direct route.It had been more than 50 years since Pinkerton, a Purple Heart veteran,

  • 352nd SOG spouse earns AFSOC Key Spouse award

    The spouse of a member assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron was recently selected by Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., as its winner of the "2011 Air Force Key Spouse of the Year" Award. Valerie Glessner, wife of Master Sgt. David Glessner, is known

  • Wing of engineer building dedicated to Wilcox

    Exceptional Airman, friend, loved one ... all words to describe a young 100th Civil Engineer Squadron captain whose life was cut short after a tragic accident in April 2010.Capt. Jenna Wilcox's name and memory will forever be memorialized in the Readiness and Emergency Management corridor of the

  • AFN releases July 31 advice, deadline on realigning satellite dishes

    Armed Forces Network issued a press release July 18, advising subscribers on issues related to simultaneously trying to receive AFN and local television broadcasts in the U.K. and Europe.According to an AFN press release, 40,000 people have viewed AFN Europe's on-line manuals, videos and hints to

  • Motorcycle course may help ensure every joy ride is a safe ride

    Nearly 60 motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath revved their engines around the flightline here July 9 at the 100th Air Refueling Wing's Mortorcycle Cornering Confidence Course. Amateurs and experts from the refueler and fighter bases geared up to U.S. Air Forces in Europe personal