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  • Hardstand Fitness Center stays open late to accommodate shift workers

    In an effort to better accommodate shift workers, the Hardstand Fitness Center has extended its hours during the regular work week, effective immediately.According to Daniel Torres, Hardstand Fitness Center staff, the gym will remain open until midnight Monday through Thursday - two hours later than

  • Sparky Speaks: Firefighters do much more than name implies

    Happy New Year, RAF Mildenhall! I'm sure that at some point during the holiday season many of you spotted the occasional fire truck responding to emergencies around the base. Part of our job as firefighters is to respond to many different types of emergencies on and sometimes off base. Aircraft and

  • AF officials offer a closer look at high year tenure rates

    High year of tenure rates for most enlisted personnel will return to their previous time lengths, Air Force officials announced recently.The revised policy means senior airmen, for example, can serve up to 10 years of total active federal military service instead of 12 years.High year of tenure is

  • Commentary: UK Salvia ban will help keep base children, Airmen safe

    Salvia divinorum, an illegal hallucinogenic drug which was outlawed by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander Gen. Roger A. Brady January 2009, was banned across the United Kingdom recently.Airmen caught in violation of the order could face punishment, and now be arrested off base.My question for

  • 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