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  • Col. Gene Jacobus retires after 23 years of service

    U.S. Air Force Col. Gene Jacobus, former 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, retires after 23 years of service, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, July 17, 2023. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, 3rd Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony.

  • RAF Mildenhall Honor Guard practice

    Base honor guardsmen practice at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Jan. 26, 2023. The RAF Mildenhall honor guard practices at least twice a week to ensure drills are properly executed at retirements, funerals, and other ceremonies.

  • Patriot Express takes off from RAF Mildenhall

    Team Mildenhall members and pets boarded the Patriot Express at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Dec. 20, 2022. The Patriot Express flight, also known as the rotator, is a Department of Defense contracted commercial charter flight which provides international support to U.S. military and

  • RAF Mildenhall Airmen Participate in Leadership Connect

    Leadership Connect is a leadership development program designed to bring together a variety of respected community leaders from East Anglia with outstanding United States Air Force Leaders from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, and RAF Alconbury to share their experiences and expand their

  • Two stories, one path lead chaplains to RAF Mildenhall

    RAF MILDENHALL, England - Whether it was luck, coincidence or pure fate, two U.S. Air Force Chaplains have been following along the same path unknowingly to meet again years later at the RAF Mildenhall base chapel.Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Ronald Ragon and Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Wright, 100th Air

  • Honor Guardsmen: Embodiment of military principle, pride

    The methodical drill movements echo like the metronome to the ceremonial presentation of the colors. Service members render a salute to the symbol of American heritage and pride as the first notes of the national anthem sound. Upholding that proud tradition rests on the precision of the base honor