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  • Base offers support for family members of deployed

    Amidst change rippling across the Air Force, active duty members aren't the only ones to fill more than one person's shoes on the job. Hundreds of RAF Mildenhall spouses fill the job of two parents as their wives and husbands deploy. "I can empathize," said Tech. Sgt. William Dominy, Airman, Family and Readiness Center readiness chief. "I've been a
  • Tate Humphries, 3, closely inspects his Spiderman face painting at the Day for Kids Sept. 15 at the youth center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

    Youth center hosts 'Day for Kids'

    Fun was the name of the game at the Day for Kids Sept. 15 at the RAF Mildenhall Youth Center. Five hundred children and parents attended the celebrations, held from noon to 4 p.m., and joined in games including three-legged races, sack races, soccer games and family flag football. Children were also able to ride on homemade go karts in the gym,
  • Staff Sgt. Shaun Eby, an Airman from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron and RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard, performs a 21 gun salute along with six other honor guard members as part of a Retreat ceremony during the annual Prisoner of War/Missing in Action week of remembrance, Sept. 21, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)

    Team Mildenhall closes out a week to honor the strong

    As the 21-gun salute and taps echoed across the base, a week of events for the annual Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Week of Remembrance ended with a special retreat ceremony, Friday, held at the RAF Mildenhall flagpole. Airmen massed in formation representing Team Mildenhall to pay tribute to those who have come before us and paid such an
  • In the early evening, Airman 1st Class Eric Kelly, from the 352nd Maintenance Squadron, stands guard at the Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action memorial on RAF Mildenhall, during a 24-hour vigil to remember those captured or lost, Sept. 20, 2007. Volunteers are needed for this year's vigil held Sept. 17 -18. (U.S. Air Force file photo/Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)

    'We Will Cover You'

    Some in darkness - some during the heat of the day, Airmen from RAF Mildenhall willingly gave 10 minutes of their time to support the Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action 24-hour vigil. The base hosted the vigil as part of the annual POW/MIA Week of Remembrance, complete with a display of combat boots to represent the military members who have been
  • To honor those servicemembers either captured or lost, 20 motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath take part in the Rolling Thunder 2007 Motorcycle Ride during Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrades week, Sept. 18, 2007. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)

    Rolling Thunder: Cyclists ride in remembrance

    Twenty motorcyclists from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath rode in a convoy between the bases Sept. 18 as part of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Fallen Comrade week events. Riding slowly through Beck Row, Holywell Row and Lakenheath, with the lead rider flying the POW flag from the back of his motorcycle, they finished at Liberty Park's "Lest
  • Maj. Stephen Hoffman, 100th Comptroller Squadron commander, 1st Lt. Kathy Ferrero, 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs, and Karen Brown, also 100th ARW Public Affairs, run around the track near Heritage Park Sept. 14 as part of the Walk for Hope to help raise money for Women for Hope, for Afghan women. Women for Hope is a non-profit organization which raises money for Afghan women widowed through war on terror. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

    'Walk for Hope' helps others

    RAF Mildenhall held a "Walk for Hope" event Sept. 14 at Heritage Park's running track to help raise money for the Women of Hope project. The project raises money to help Afghan women widowed through the war on terror. It uses 100 percent of its funds to educate the women on how to make and sell goods, and teaches them hydroponic gardening so they
  • (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tracy L. Demarco)

    Faces of RAF Mildenhall

    During a seminar I attended last month I had the opportunity to listen to a high-ranking enlisted leader in the U.S. Air Force. One thing he said that stuck out in my mind was that "Airmen today are war fighters." That rang true when I met Airman 1st Class Alicia Muro. She not only faces operational challenges at her home station every day, but she
  • The seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is Thursday and a memorial service will be held at 1:45 p.m. at the Sept. 11 Memorial Park outside the Bob Hope Community Center. All Team Mildenhall personnel and their families are invited to attend the service and pay their respects to the victims and families of those who lost their lives in New York City, Washington D.C., and Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. The chaplain will begin the ceremony with an invocation, and a member of wing leadership will be guest speaker. For more information, call Master Sgt. William Hayes at DSN 238-6614. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Tech. Sgt. Brian Bahret)

    Remembering 9/11: We were stunned, shocked, sickened

    I was scheduled to fly a refueling mission that morning with the B-1s out of Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. I woke up early, got ready, and was about to leave the house when Marcy, my wife, told me that an airplane hit the World Trade Center (She was watching Good Morning). I had no idea what was going on, but I also knew I had a show time
  • Capt. Chris Saettel, 100th Operations Support Squadron executive officer, shown here, says of 9/11, "I think the effect that the terrorists wanted to have is for our society to collapse; they wanted to cause mass chaos and panic. Instead, it galvanized our country – the next day, there were flags and signs of patriotism everywhere. It brought the country together. I think if anything, the remembrance of 9/11 helps to instill that patriotic feeling again. We need to keep that strong." (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

    Remembering 9/11: Everyone knew this was going to change everything forever

    I was at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., half-way through pilot training. I'd just completed T-37s and was moving on to T-1s, and was going through the academic portion. We were in class when we heard that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. At first we assumed it was just a small plane - we didn't have any televisions on at that point. But
  • Senior Airman Marcus Ring, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter apparatus operator/driver, shown here, says of Sept. 11, 2001, "For me, Sept. 11 is a day for reflection, to remember those people who gave their lives and made sacrifices to try to save others."

    Remembering 9/11: It felt so surreal

    On Sept. 11, 2001 I was deployed to a base in Saudi Arabia outside Riyadh. It just happened to be where (retired) Gen. (Norman) Schwarzkopf ran the first Gulf War. It was late in the afternoon in Saudi, and five of my closest friends and I were in the hot tub in the complex there, which had a pool and gym right next to it. Working one day on, one
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