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  • Deployment Journal: Londoners bid farewell

    What makes the villages of East Anglia such centers of good will and kindness, and when will similarly-populated villages in Afghanistan rise to that level?There's no clear answer on the latter, only a continual struggle to bring peace to that region. However, here in eastern England, anyone can see

  • RAF Mildenhall Airmen fuel NATO's Icelandic Air Policing Mission

    "Global reach, global power," said Maj. Andrew Rose, 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. That's what Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, are providing the 493rd EFS as the unit polices the skies of Iceland as a part of NATO's mission of providing air sovereignty

  • Youth center, A&FRC have fun events planned for kids

    An afternoon of fun for children is planned Sept. 25 from noon to 4 p.m. at the youth center here.Combining three events into one, and working in conjunction with the Airman and Family Readiness Center and RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath Integrated Delivery System, the event is a Family Fun Day

  • Commentary: Land of setting sun

    Anxiety grows with each hour now - soon I must head to Afghanistan.Though seeing their father and husband off to war is a seemingly dismal thought in itself, the silver lining for my family is that they got to return to Okinawa, Japan, for the duration of my deployment.Recently, we made the 25-hour

  • Preparing for Pedro: Snake eaters' new training proves valuable

    The sun was just starting to set on the desert sky as a convoy of Royal Air Force Regiment infantrymen made their way back from a long and draining patrol to Bastian International Airport, Iraq.As the convoy approached the airport, Sgt. Chris Perrio-Stone, 15 Squadron RAF Regiment combat medic

  • RAF Mildenhall hosts 29th Annual Joan Mann Special Sports Day

    About 300 participants gathered here Sept. 18 for the 29th Annual Joan Mann Special Sports Day, an invitational sports event for special-needs people across England.According to Master Sgt. Timothy King, the event chairperson, around 900 volunteers came out from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath to

  • Commentary: Happy birthday, Air Force

    The Airman's Creed reminds all Air Force personnel that we are "faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor and a legacy of valor." On Sept. 18, we have the opportunity to remember our service's rich history and the heroic Airmen who have gone before us as we celebrate the 63rd birthday of

  • Commentary: Walking with Heroes

    "I look back on those days and think, 'Is that me?'" said Capt. (ret.) Robert Wolff, a former pilot of the famed 100th Bombardment Group, World War II Prisoner of War and recent distinguished visitor of RAF Mildenhall's Sept. 11 Air Force Ball. He posed that question to me as I eagerly absorbed the