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  • Team Mildenhall members learn financial improvement skills

    Airmen attend a financial readiness course at the Dewey R. Christopher Professional Development Center on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Jan. 11, 2023. The PDC offers numerous complimentary courses to Team Mildenhall Airmen and civilians such as advanced supervisory training, enhancement

  • 100th Operations Group changes command

    The 100th Operations Group changed command as Col. Thomas Hutton took over the reins from Col. Van Thai at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 16, 2022. Hutton joins the 100th ARW from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Thai is now at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • 100th MXS Fuel Systems shop keeps aircraft flying high

    The 100th Maintenance Squadron Fuel Systems shop supports the Team Mildenhall mission through the repair of aircraft fuel systems.The shop provides maintenance to all permanently stationed aircraft on base, which includes the KC-135 Stratotanker, MC-130J Commando II, CV-22B Osprey, and RC-135 Rivet

  • Lean and mean; CPI helps spark innovation

    One priority for the Air Force is innovation, with innovation the Air Force is able to develop into a smarter, faster and more lethal force.Continuous Process Improvement was put in place to help spark innovation within squadrons by not only making them better, but also leaner by completing tasks

  • AGE Airmen: No airpower without ground power

    Walking onto the flightline, the hum of the generators is all you hear over the conversation between pilots and mechanics. The small battery on wheels powers a 49 ton aircraft and prepares KC-135 Stratotankers to fuel the mission across Europe and Africa.

  • Secretary Wilson returns to RAF Mildenhall, discusses innovation, strategy

    When then second lieutenant Heather Wilson joined the Air Force in 1985, her very first assignment was to the 3rd Air Force at RAF Mildenhall. Now, as the Secretary of the Air Force, Wilson returned to RAF Mildenhall July 12 to learn about the new innovations the Airmen here have since created and

  • Commentary – Drawing courage from the legacy of the Bloody Hundredth

    We pride ourselves on being the most lethal Air Force in the world, but that means our job is inherently dangerous. Just like the Airmen who flew, fought and won before us, we have to accept the nature of our business, and do whatever it takes to establish air dominance and ensure international

  • Volunteer efforts honor Thorpe Abbotts museum

    The view from the air traffic control tower is of vast golden grass edged with trees – a peaceful and silent contrast to the once bustling airfield. Throughout the museum, the hallways and rooms are filled with World War II artifacts, ranging from canteens to machine guns. Taps, the song that honors