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  • Fuels maintenance shop one of first stops in getting fuel to fight

    Like it or not, a fleet of air refueling aircraft is nothing without fuel. And now, RAF Mildenhall has five brand-spanking-new fuel trucks. Each of the trucks - Kovatch R-11s - holds 6,000 gallons of JP-8 jet fuel, which they can pump out in about 10 minutes, said Senior Airman Skyler Beadle, 100th

  • Holocaust survivor recounts horrific story at RAF Mildenhall

    As part of RAF Mildenhall's Holocaust observance week, Team Mildenhall was offered an eyewitness account of the atrocities of that time period. Janina Fischler-Martino, a Polish Jew who survived the Holocaust by hiding in a ghetto with her older brother, spoke to a captivated audience about what it

  • Today is Earth Day

    Each year April 22 marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Among other things, 1970 in the United States brought with it the Kent State shootings, the advent of fiber optics, "Bridge Over Troubled Water," Apollo 13, the Beatles' last album, the death of Jimi

  • Geo-Base lays groundwork for every organization on base

    Although not well known, Geo-Base technicians survey grounds and make maps that are used by virtually every organization on the base. "We make maps of just about everything," said Staff Sgt. Herrington 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Geo-Base noncommissioned officer in charge. "Every building on the

  • How to submit a Hometown News Release form

    American servicemembers at RAF Mildenhall can share their accomplishments with friends and family back home by completing a Hometown News Release (Department of Defense Form 2266), which can be accessed by clicking HERE. Once the form is completed, click the "submit" button, and it will be forwarded