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  • Policy change benefits disabled Airmen

    A policy change by officials here now allows some Airmen retiring with less than 20 years active service to receive retirement certificates. A change to Air Force Instruction 36-3203, Service Retirements, authorizes Airmen who are retired permanently for disability with less than 20 years of active

  • Are you the Muffin Man?

    The Joan Mann Special Sports Day event committee is seeking baked goods and snacks to feed contestants and volunteers at this year's competition at Hangar 711 Sept. 19. Donations should be delivered to the RAF Mildenhall Chapel by 4 p.m. Sept. 18. All items should be individually wrapped and marked

  • More than 160 volunteers still needed for Joan Mann Special Sports Day

    About 160 volunteers are still needed for the 28th Annual Joan Mann Special Sports Day at Hangar 711 here Sept. 19. Anyone over 16 with RAF Mildenhall access may volunteer to serve as an escort chaparoning contestants through the competitions and festivities, as well as game helpers to write down

  • Newmarket – certainly not a one horse town

    If like me, you love horses you'll enjoy a visit to Newmarket. To me, horses are magnificent, noble beasts, and Newmarket has some of the best in the world. Newmarket is the home of British horseracing; the first recorded race took place in 1622. In 1660, King Charles II began visiting Newmarket to

  • Questions about the new PT program answered

    The following questions and answers are designed to help clarify some of the concerns about thenew Air Force Fitness Program.1. Why did the Air Force revise the Air Force Fitness Program? Answer: Chief Master Sgt of the Air Force Rodney McKinley requested an Air Force Audit (summer 2008) and it

  • New PT regulations change Air Force culture

    In January 2010 the Air Force is releasing new standards and policies for its physical training program which will be implemented Air Force wide and could have a dramatic impact. The new standards at a glance will include all the same testing areas: running, push-ups, sit-ups and waist measurements.

  • Sept. 3 marks 70 years since day of dark news

    As someone in the business of telling the news, I tend to take for granted the multitude of means we have available to get the word out. Between the Internet, 24-hour news networks, radio and the everlasting newspaper, a person can pick how and when they want their news and usually get all the top