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  • Readiness training: Out with the old, in with the new

    Sept. 1, a new Air Force-wide format for readiness training replaced the old method which included a grueling three-hour of PowerPoint presentation, immediately followed by an hour of practical hands-on training. Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Survival Skills training - formerly

  • SBP Offset Elimination

    Section 644 of Public Law (PL) 108-375 provides a 3½-year period phase out of the SSO reduction applied to SBP annuities. Beginning Oct. 1, 2005 and ending  March 31, 2008, the two-tier method of computing the annuity for a spouse annuitant age 62 and older is eliminated by increasing the amount of

  • Income Taxes on US Military Retirees’ Pay

    UK/US Income Taxes on Retired Pay Income Taxes on US Military Retirees' Pay: Money received as retirement pay by a retired US military person resident in the United Kingdom is subject to income tax by the United States Government, but such money is wholly exempt from tax by the British

  • Retirees’ Limited Privilege Program [RLPP]

    Introduction: All items sold by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service [AAFES] and the Commissary [DeCA] in the UK are sold free of British import duty. The sale of this merchandise is governed by a NATO Status of Forces Agreement [SOFA] of January 1951. The SOFA authorizes only those individuals

  • Retiree Activity Office Bulletin Update

    RAO Bulletin Update THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES: -- Tricare Hospice Care -------------------------------- (Coverage) -- Military Spouse Monument ------------------------- (Proposed) -- VA Claims Assistance [03] ------------ (Triple Compensation) -- Fisher House Expansion [01]

  • RAF Mildenhall hosts USAFE Bowling Championships

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Bowling Championships took place at the RAF Mildenhall Bowling Center on Sept. 24-26. Erik Phillips, from RAF Lakenheath won the overall men's title with a total pin fall of 3,690. Suzanne Green, from Spangdahlem Air Base, won the women's title with a pin fall of 3,105.

  • CFC set to kick off Monday

    The Combined Federal Campaign - which, along with Air Force Assistance Fund, is one of the Air Force's two annual sanctioned fundraisers - kicks off Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 30. "CFC is a great way for military members to donate to their favorite charity," said Capt. Del Rivera, 100th Operations

  • Team Mildenhall closes out POW/MIA/Fallen Comrades Week

    With the last name read and the playing of Retreat, Team Mildenhall solemnly closed out POW/MIA/Fallen Comrades Week. POW/MIA Week is nationally reserved for the remembrance of prisoners of war and missing in action personnel. But, this year Team Mildenhall not only paid tribute to prisoners of war

  • Military fit, ready to instruct

    All aerobic classes provided by both base fitness centers and the Health and Wellness Center will be taught by military instructors beginning Oct. 1. "Our goal is to have a seamless transition," said 1st Lt. Guy Meyer, 100th Services Squadron combat support flight chief. According to 100th SVS

  • A grand stage: Airman shares impression of historical flight

    Floating, dream-like, with the hum of jet turbine prop engines in my ears, I witnessed my first aerial refueling. The sun soaked the back of the aircraft carrying the audience and lit the grand stage brilliantly. The air was crisp to breathe and filled with the sound of the approaching "Devils". It