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  • Base children join British youth troupe, stir up laughter at panto

    "Mother Goose is so poor she can't afford to pay attention, let alone pay Squire McGreedy's high taxes."That is one of many punch lines delivered by Bobby Mather, the director of Mother Goose, a pantomime carried out by a troupe of thespians at the Jubilee Center in Mildenhall recently.Though

  • Neil Armstrong lands at RAF Mildenhall -- Video coverage

    The Apollo 11 commander landed at RAF Mildenhall's Galaxy Club March 11 to share stories about America's greatest achievements in aerospace.Accompanying Neil Armstrong on the "Legends of Aerospace: The Impossible Is Possible" tour were: Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, the last astronaut to walk on

  • Checks go high-tech at AAFES

    The check "float" at the BX/PX is going the way of rotary phones and dot matrix printers as the Army & Air Force Exchange Service converts to a paper check conversion (PCC) system this year. "PCC scans and instantly converts paper checks into electronic debits to the check writer's account," said

  • DOD Resumes Military Career Spouse Program

    The Department of Defense announced today the resumption of the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account - MyCAA - program. Beginning March 13 at 12 p.m. EST, the 136,583 military spouses who are currently enrolled in the program will once again be able to receive tuition assistance."We made a

  • New process available for selecting retirement option

    Officers and enlisted Airmen reaching 15years of active-duty service will have new procedures in place beginningApril 1 to accept enrollment in the Redux retirement plan. Airmen will receive an electronic notification of their eligibility for theHigh-3 Choice retirement plan that allows members to

  • Commentary: An out-of-this-world breakfast with Neil Armstrong

    Am I on the moon? Right now, I feel like I'm lost in space and am unable to get back to earth.After covering the "Legends of Aerospace: The Impossible Is Possible" tour at RAF Mildenhall's Galaxy Club last night, and getting the surreal experience of getting to personally meet and interview Neil

  • Neil Armstrong lands at RAF Mildenhall

    The Apollo 11 commander landed at RAF Mildenhall's Galaxy Club March 11 to share stories about America's greatest achievements in aerospace.Accompanying Neil Armstrong on the "Legends of Aerospace: The Impossible Is Possible" tour were: Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, the last astronaut to walk on