Combating the Cold: Winter belly vs. summer body

Winter is notorious for promoting a sedentary lifestyle because the cold can keep people indoors and inactive, and holiday food can add inches to the waistline. With bi-annual physical fitness testing starting this year, servicemembers will most likely have to test at least once during cold months,

Discarded Christmas trees to be collected Jan. 11 and 12

The 100th Civil Engineer Squadron will be collecting Christmas trees for disposal next week.Housing (OMQ and AMQ) residents are asked to place their trees outside their front gardens this weekend in preparation for pick up. All decorations must be removed from trees for collection.Collection will

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Combating the Cold: Snow Patrol priority list ensures mission success first

For more than three decades, RAF Mildenhall has annually averaged about one day of heavy snow, and fewer than six days with enough snowfall to accumulate on the ground.But when the conditions are right and the ground becomes blanketed by fresh powder, trained professionals implement well-established

Looking like a dork better than the alternative

By day, I'm mild-mannered Air Force journalist Austin May. But when night falls, and morale is in danger, I don my sweats and cutoff t-shirt and take to my art studio.In each of my Air Force-themed comics, "Air Force Blues," "Box D Blues" and "Air Force Toons," on varying levels of facetiousness I

AFSA reaches out to local community

The Air Force Sergeants Association hosted a Christmas luncheon for more than 100 special needs citizens at the Galaxy Club here Saturday.Dozens of base Airmen who helped with the event volunteered their time, money and attention during the season which is known for goodwill toward men. The Airmen

Flightline ramps, supply areas amongst 28 new mission-related Wi-Fi areas at RAFM

It's been decades coming, but wireless Internet capability will very soon be available on 52 flightline ramp areas at RAF Mildenhall, along with various supply warehouses, medical supply areas and group commander- (and above) level conference rooms around base."This is an Air Force downward-directed

Salute during "God Save the Queen"

First Sergeant says "All Airmen must salute during 'God Save the Queen.'" While nearly every Airman knows what steps to take when they hear the "Star-Spangled Banner," some may be confused what to do when an allied nation's national anthem sounds.Senior Master Sgt. Todd Ramsey, 100th Civil Engineer

TSA releases info on increased security measures

As evidenced on Christmas Day with the attempted detonation of an improvised explosive device on board a midair flight destined for US soil, those who oppose the US and its interests are determined to inflict harm on innocent civilians to further their radical views. As a result of this incident,

Project Ruby -- a look at RAF Mildenhall's history

Project Ruby came about towards the end of World War II due to the failure of the large bombs developed to penetrate the reinforced concrete shielded targets in Germany. Both the Army Air Force and the Royal Air Force developed a series of heavy bombs to penetrate the heavy protective shielding and