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Sept. 12, 2023
Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

Team Mildenhall leadership, Airmen, civilians and families attend the 9/11 memorial ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 11, 2023. The ceremony honored the fallen from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and marked the 22nd anniversary of the tragic events, from which there was almost
Sept. 23, 2022
21st anniversary of 9/11: Team Mildenhall civilian shares memories of Sept. 11

“I had just got off a 24-hour shift at RAF Mildenhall and heading over to Cambridge for an appointment, when I heard a newsflash on the radio that a plane had gone into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. At that moment, nobody was sure if it was a light aircraft or a helicopter, because you
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. 15, 2020
Team Mildenhall remembers the fallen

Team Mildenhall commemorated the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001 with several events here at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Of the events service members participated in a 5k, a walk to remember the fallen first repsonders, as well as a formation to remember those

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Team Mildenhall members join RAF Lakenheath for 9/11 memorial ceremony

21st anniversary of 9/11: Team Mildenhall civilian shares memories of Sept. 11

‘A loaf of bread, lettuce and a bag of frozen French fries’: RAFM SNCO couple share memories of 9/11

From mortgage broker to military: 100th ARW historian tells how 9/11 steered him back to Army

100th MXG maintenance operations superintendent shares memories of Sept. 11

Team Mildenhall remembers the fallen