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  • Commentary: A hitchhiker’s guide to Inverness

    My family and I recently decided to make a trip up to Inverness, Scotland, located on the end of Loch Ness. Despite several heavy hints dropped by my wife, I never had my van looked at to make sure it was in good order for the trip - a horrible mistake I would learn later.We piled all six of our

  • RAF Mildenhall Defender garners top USAFE honor

    When asked how it feels being named the 2009 U.S. Air Forces in Europe outstanding flight level senior non-commissioned officer of the year, he humbly described how it was the contributions of his Airmen that garnered the honor - he called it a team victory.Charges: The modest Master Sgt. Emmett

  • Additional Airmen needed for Tops In Blue

    Air Force Services Agency officials are still looking for Airman to join the 2010 Tops In Blue team here."Tops In Blue is known for its music. In fact, it is one of the few touring shows that feature a full live band and this year is no exception," said Tom Edwards, Chief of Air Force Entertainment.

  • Team Mildenhall promotes healthy lifestyle through sports

    With many ways of staying active and fit, many members of Team Mildenhall have found sports a fun and competitive way to stay on track."Sports programs offer Airmen a chance to enjoy an activity while burning a few calories," Tech. Sgt. Dion Jordan, 100th Force Support Squadron, stated in an e-mail.

  • The Turning Point: SCRA could be money-saving tool for junior Airmen

    How high is high?For a basketball player, high is about 304.8 cm - what they need to jump to slam-dunk the ball.For a KC-135 pilot, high is about 50,000 feet - the Stratotanker's operational ceiling.For an 8-year old child dreaming of becoming an astronaut, the moon is pretty darned high.Still, for

  • Application deadline set for officer development opportunities

    Air Force officers considering advanced academic degree and experience broadening programs in 2011 have until April 30 to apply.Officers in space and missiles operations, intelligence, weather, logistics, program management, developmental engineering, communications and information, public affairs,

  • VA officials create ad campaign to highlight educational benefits

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials announced a two-month, nationwide advertising campaign Feb. 22 to assist student veterans and servicemembers applying for the Post-9/11 GI Bill."VA, student veterans and our schools have made significant progress in implementing the GI Bill this spring, but