News

  • 100th ARW supports annual Allied Strike exercise

    Tanker crews from the 100th Air Refueling Wing here just wrapped up participation in the multinational exercise Allied Strike, which ran from Aug. 2 to 5.In total, four jets flew eight sorties over the European continent, offloading more than 191,000 pounds of jet fuel to more than 35 receiver

  • Servicemembers residing off base must return 'Register of Electors'

    Servicemembers who reside off base or in base housing have either received, or will receive, a form called a Register of Electors in their post box. Those residing in the dorms will not receive the form.According to British Law, all residents are legally required to return the form annually, said

  • Commentary: Good, bad news in early USAFE fitness returns

    After a month of testing under the new USAF Fitness Tables, there is both bad news and good news in U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The bad news is that in more than 2,000 tests administered in the month of July, our failure rate is approximately 23 percent. The good news is that a significant number of

  • News from around the Air Force

    The following is a compilation of news items provided by the Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Public Affairs.Lavelle Posthumously Nominated to GeneralThe Department of Defense announced today that retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John D. Lavelle has been nominated posthumously by the President for

  • Deployment Journal: Dr. Woo's legacy of hope lives on

    With clenched fists and a heart full of anger, I read a breaking Associated Press story today about a woman I worked closely with on a humanitarian initiative a few months back, a doctor senselessly gunned down by terrorist insurgents.The attack happened after her team provided

  • Child care fee policy change announced

    New fee ranges for Department of Defense child care have been created and will go into effect no later than Sept. 30. The ranges are based on family income and are as follows:$125,000+: $137 - $139$100,001 - $125,000: $134 - $136$85,001 - $100,000: $131 - $133$73,501 - $85,000: $122 - $130$57,751 -

  • Air Force Ball Tickets still on sale

    The Joint RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath Air Force Ball will be held Sept. 11 in Hangar 814 at RAF Mildenhall. Tickets are on sale until Aug. 13. Ticket prices are as follows:Airmen/GS 1-4: £18, NCOs/GS-5: £30, SNCOs and Officers/GS-6 and higher: £40. For ticket sales at RAF Mildenhall, contact

  • 321st Special Tactics Squadron Airmen presented medals

    Three members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron were presented medals at a Purple Heart and Bronze Star ceremony July 29. Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Hannigan and Staff Sgts. David Ibsen and Jeffrey Dicicco, all combat controllers, were honored at the ceremony for duties performed during combat

  • Coronet mission helps fighters cross Atlantic, other long distances

    From a spectator's point of view, a Coronet mission may seem simple - a group of tankers flies with a group of fighters across the ocean, ensuring the smaller aircraft have enough fuel to get home.Beyond that first glance, however, the "air bridge" is a complicated, critical mission which takes