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  • Say hello, wave goodbye: Deployments bring tears of joy, sadness

    Emotions ran high as tears of joy and relief were shed May 19 at the RAF Mildenhall Passenger Terminal, when 95 Airmen returned home from their deployment to Iraq. As the heroes returned, they were welcomed back with open arms by their families, friends and coworkers. After being away from their

  • Welcome home

    Six members of the 100th Mission Support Squadron returned May 14 from a four-month deployment to Baghdad. Welcomed home by family and squadron members, the five-person strong personnel support for contingency operations team augmented the military personnel flight's personnel readiness function

  • ‘Fini flight’ proves bittersweet for vice wing commander

    As aircraft tail number 8879 taxied onto the hardstand May 10, its pilot felt a pang of sadness as the fire trucks sprayed an arch of water in his direction. Marshaled in by his wife, Kim, Col. Mike Callis, 100th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, flew his final flight before preparing to leave RAF

  • Wing commander inducted as honorary chief

    Col. Michael S. Stough, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, put aside his eagles for feathers of a different kind when he was inducted as an honorary chief master sergeant May 12 at the Galaxy Club. The Chiefs' group, made up of all the chief master sergeants on each base, can induct any leader who,

  • 100th OG overpowers 95th RS 7-2

    A double strike from Mike Murphy and Benjamin Reynolds ensured the 100th Operations Group cruised to a 7-2 victory over the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron in intramural soccer at the Northside gym May 10. The 100th OG took the lead after three minutes, a neat finish from William MacArthur. Within a

  • Airmen, local community celebrate Jamestown's 400th anniversary

    Airmen from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall helped the people of Bury St. Edmunds May 6, when they celebrated the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Va., which was the first permanent English settlement in America. Volunteers from both bases came out in great numbers to showcase Air Force people and

  • Memorial Service at American Military Cemetery

    Editor's note: Due to limited parking available at the Cambridge American Cemetery, transportation is available from RAF Mildenhall. A bus will depart from the Bob Hope Community Center at 9:45 p.m. and return at 1:15 p.m. Seating is limited to the first 44 persons, so please arrive early. Third Air

  • Send your Mother a special message on Marauder Online

    Mother's Day is Sunday, and we at the Marauder Online are offering our readers a chance to post their Mother's Day wishes to the site. We will continue accepting posts until Friday. We will begin posting messages today. To post a Mother's Day message, please click here. We want to thank our mother,

  • ‘Box D’ tankers support SNIPER LANCE 2007

    Two 351st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotankers, with aircrews and maintainers, flew from RAF Mildenhall to Romania April 28 in support of exercise SNIPER LANCE 2007. The exercise, which concluded May 4, pitted RAF Lakenheath F-15s against Romanian Air Force Mig-21s in dissimilar air combat

  • Volunteers recognized for making a difference to others

    From April 2006 to March, volunteers have saved RAF Mildenhall approximately $391,020.29, based on research from the independent sector suggesting an estimated dollar value of volunteer time of $18.75 per hour, according to Stephanie Lankowski, 100th Mission Support Squadron Airman and Family