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  • Travel and Recreation

    Travel and recreation is a section dedicated to highlighting places to go, things to do,  and stories on British culture and wildlife. This section offers a venue for people to share their travel stories and photos. To submit a story and photos, send the story and photo to the PA Org box,

  • Travel feature #8: Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve

    Wicken Fen is one the oldest National Nature Reserves in Britain and one of the most important in Europe. It is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest and was the first nature reserve to be bought in 1899 by the National Trust - an organisation dedicated to protecting Britain's Special Places.

  • Airport shuttle service changes payment methods for official travelers

    Official travelers from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath will start paying £60 per person each way for the airport shuttle bus service as of March 1, in an effort to save about $250,000 a year in unnecessary travel costs. Previously, official and space-available travelers did not pay out of pocket for

  • 100th ARW sets bar high with 98 percent ME rate

    The 100th Air Refueling Wing added one more notch to its belt when it recorded a 98-percent mission-effectiveness rating for 2007. "The ME rating is something we track to see how well we're meeting the mission," said Capt. Tim Feely, 100th Operations Support Squadron, chief of wing scheduling. The

  • Annual Retiree Appreciation Day approaches RAF Mildenhall

    The Joint Retiree Activity Office for RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath announced May 15 as Retiree Appreciation Day for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The all-day event caters to nearly 3,500 retired servicemembers, annuitants and survivors who currently live on the British Isles,

  • Air Force Aid Society provides alternative to pay-day loans

    The Air Force Aid Society has announced its new Falcon Loan program which will be available to Airmen beginning March 3. The Falcon Loan is an interest-free loan of $500 or less that can be used for emergencies such as basic living expenses (rent, utilities, and food), car repairs, emergency travel,

  • AFSO21 office broadens scope to include support functions

    The facilitators at RAF Mildenhall's AFSO21 office are broadening the spectrum of improvements to encompass the entire 100th Air Refueling Wing mission in 2008. In 2007, process improvement focused mainly on operations and maintenance, resulting in raising the 100th Air Refueling Wing's mission task