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  • Air Force returns enlisted high year tenure to standards

    Air Force manpower and personnel officials announced today a return of enlisted high year of tenure limits to their pre-2003 levels."We've considered returning HYT limits to their normal levels for several years. Now that our Air Force end strength is stabilizing, it is an appropriate time to return

  • Call for warrior games coaches

    If you have ever wanted to follow the footsteps of legendary coaches like John Wooden or Ed Owen, the Air Force Services Agency Fitness Branch is looking for you.The Air Force team for the first-ever Warrior Games needs coaches for shooting, swimming, archery, volleyball, cycling, track and field

  • Military families gain access to free, online tutoring

    The Defense Department has launched a free, online tutoring service for servicemembers and their families. The site - http://www.tutor.com/military -- offers round-the-clock professional tutors who can assist with homework, studying, test preparation, resume writing and more. Marine Corps and Army

  • When life reaches 'The Turning Point'

    Somewhere on base there's a junior enlisted Airman balancing their checkbook and realizing that even after raising their right hand and enlisting, they still live paycheck to paycheck. Elsewhere on base there's a Department of Defense civilian who seems to be sick every morning and can't quite shake

  • Neal McCoy, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders kick off USO tour at RAF Mildenhall

    There's no doubt about it: Neal McCoy and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders rocked RAF Mildenhall with their live performance here Jan. 25.The country singer relied heavily on audience participation during the hour-long concert, throughout which one of the NFL's best-known cheering squads wowed the

  • 100 ARW Force protection awareness notice: UK threat level change

    On Jan. 22, the United Kingdom government raised its terrorist threat level from "Substantial" to "Severe". The threat level for the U.K. was lowered from "Severe" to "Substantial" in July 2009, and the UK government conducts continuous reviews of information gathered through intelligence channels

  • Neal McCoy, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders to perform for Team Mildenhall

    Members of Team Mildenhall are invited to attend a special performance by country singer Neal McCoy and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders tonight at 8 p.m. at the Northside Fitness Center.Doors will open at 7:30 p.m., and the show is free and open to anyone with access to the base. Refreshments will

  • 2010 Retiree Appreciation Day slated for June 11

    100th ARW / 48th FW24th Annual Retiree Appreciation DayYou and a guest are cordially invited to the 2010 Retiree Appreciation Day events at the Galaxy Club on Royal Air Force MildenhallIcebreaker on 10 June @ 6 p.m. (Galaxy Club)Coffee Social/Mission Brief on 11 June @ 8:30 a.m. (Galaxy

  • Air Force officials extend deadline for warrior games applications

    Air Force officials are accepting applications until Feb. 15 for the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo.Wounded, ill and injured servicemembers will compete across all branches of the military in a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Olympic Committee.