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Oct. 1, 2021
RAF Mildenhall hosts 39th annual Joann Mann Special Sports Day

Team Mildenhall hosted the 39th annual Joan Mann Special Sports Day athletic event to provide an opportunity for special needs athletes from across the Midlands to experience the rewards of friendly competition at Royal Air Force Mildenhall Sept. 24, 2021. Joan Mann, a Ministry of Defence employee
Sept. 27, 2021
100th AMXS supports Air Force's global reach mission

The 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted post-flight maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Aug. 31. The squadron supports the Air Force's global reach mission by maintaining KC-135s, which deliver air refueling capability throughout Europe and
Sept. 27, 2021
Team Mildenhall conducts ‘elephant walk’ in conjunction with Exercise High Life

Team Mildenhall aircraft participated in an “elephant walk” in conjunction with Exercise High Life at Royal Air Force Mildenhall Sept. 13, 2021. An elephant walk is a term used by the U.S. Air Force when multiple aircraft taxi together before takeoff.
Sept. 27, 2021
‘A loaf of bread, lettuce and a bag of frozen French fries’: RAFM SNCO couple share memories of 9/11

“On 9/11, I was in the missile field at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, in the middle of Exercise Global Guardian and working the mid shift,” said Senior Master Sgt. Rachel Castrovinci, 100th Operations Support Squadron senior enlisted leader. “When we went out to the field, we stayed for four
Sept. 27, 2021
From mortgage broker to military: 100th ARW historian tells how 9/11 steered him back to Army

“It was time of mass confusion, but for me it was a time of clarity,” said Rob Paley, 100th Air Refueling Wing historian, as he recalled hearing about and watching events unfold Sept. 11, 2001. “I was going through a bad patch in my life career-wise, and after seeing the second plane crash into the
Sept. 27, 2021
100th MXG maintenance operations superintendent shares memories of Sept. 11

“Because Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia, had been hit back in 1996, and the USS Cole had been bombed in 2000, we knew the threat for terrorist attacks was high. But this was different; on Sept. 11, the terrorists brought the fight to us and I just knew that from then on, it would definitely be a
Sept. 24, 2021
Agile, resilient, lethal: 100th ARW trains ACE during exercise High Life

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing conducted an agile combat employment exercise at Royal Air Force Fairford, Sept. 13-16.
Sept. 22, 2021
U.S. Airmen arrive at RAF Mildenhall after returning from a deployment

U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen returning from a deployment arrive at the Mildenhall Passenger Terminal.
Sept. 22, 2021
RAF Mildenhall hosts 24-hour POW/MIA vigil

The base hosted a run and a 24-hour vigil to commemorate the over 82,000 warfighting Americans missing to this day.
Sept. 22, 2021
RAF Mildenhall celebrates U.S. Air Force's 74th Birthday

The Air Force has provided mobility, global strike and intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities for the United States since its inception in 1947.