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  • Exercise, 'suspicious package', helps agencies train together

    A joint training exercise brought agencies from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath together here May 23. As part of the training, responders from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, 100th CES Readiness and Emergency Management, 100th Security Forces Squadron, 48th Aerospace Medicine

  • AFSO21 system shows pay off, saves man-hours, money

    The 100th Maintenance Squadron Fuels System Repair Flight is saving manhours by the truckload, thanks to a new Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative. The flight has implemented the kanban system for their benchstock items, providing them quick and clear indications when items

  • RAF Mildenhall quality of life improvements top $500,000

    RAF Mildenhall will complete nine 100th Civil Engineer Squadron quality of life initiatives this fiscal year after receiving $500,000 from United States Air Forces in Europe. Each quarter, organizations submit a "wish list" of projects to USAFE for funding, but to have so many funded was a surprise,

  • Ely Cathedral Boys' Choir to perform at RAF Mildenhall Chapel Sunday

    The Ely Cathedral Boys' Choir will perform during two worship services at the RAF Mildenhall Chapel June 1. Invited by the chapel, the choir will perform during the 9:30 a.m. Protestant service and again at the 11 a.m. Catholic Mass. According to Staff Sgt. Lyle Ruthford, 100th Air Refueling Wing

  • Don't be alarmed by the alarms

    During the course of the next few weeks, RAF Mildenhall will be testing its Klaxon system.  The Klaxon is an alarm system used to notify aircrews on alert status when they need to report to their aircraft. The tests, beginning June 4,  will take place the next three Wednesdays at 11 a.m. Each test

  • Faces and stories convey the true meaning of Memorial Day

    This year's Memorial Day weekend blessed me with another incredible experience made possible by my current position. Like the rest of the Air Force, USAFE Airmen covered many venues around the continent, providing static displays at air shows, honor guards, flybys, music from our USAFE band and