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  • RAF Lakenheath F-15s conducting night flying operations

    After a break of several months, fighter aircraft from the 48th Fighter Wing here returned to night flying operations during the last week of October. These essential training missions will generally end by 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday and will continue until the spring. "We understand the

  • Open season set for civilian benefit programs

    Officials here announced the open season for three civilian benefit programs lasting Nov. 9 through Dec. 14. The three programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, or FEHB; the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, or FEDVIP; and the Federal Flexible Spending Account,

  • Officials release new selective re-enlistment bonus list

    Pentagon officials recently released the latest selective re-enlistment bonus list which contains 91 Air Force specialties. The revised listing places a greater emphasis on retaining Airmen with 17 months to six years of service, said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dowlearn, NCO in charge of Air Force

  • Pet Safety is a concern during the holidays

    Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate covered cherries, hot chocolate, chocolate kisses ...who can resist chocolate over the holidays?Well, for the four-legged members of the family, chocolate should be kept off limits. Chocolate contains a class of substances called methylxanthines, which are toxic to

  • Deployment opportunities available for civilians

    Whether it's helping Iraqis with reconstruction projects or assisting Afghans with their motor pools, the Air Force relies on its civilian work force to help meet its global mission requirements. And the Air Force is not alone. In 2007, more than 1,100 Department of Defense civilians volunteered to

  • RAF Mildenhall Airmen focus on recreation services

    A focus group comprised of 11 Airmen met at the Bob Hope Community Center here to discuss ideas to make living at RAF Mildenhall more appealing to single servicemembers Nov. 4. The group gave Chief Master Sgt. Antonio Hickey, 100th Air Refueling Wing command chief, an idea of what recreation

  • Goalie fumble gives 100th SFS narrow victory

    Mark Henry, 100th Security Forces Squadron soccer coach capitalized on a goalkeeping error and scored the winning goal to give his team a narrow win over the 352nd Maintenance Squadron at the Hardstand Fitness Center Nov. 4. Security Forces started the brightest, and it wasn't long before Angel

  • Refueling Relations: COMREL program wins for base, community

    Systems checks were all go. The crew and passengers strapped themselves in. With the rumbling sound of freedom, Quid 34 infused its engines with 22,000 pounds of thrust and abruptly propelled the enormous 'classroom' from the British soil below. Classroom? Yes, classroom. A Great Heath Primary