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  • Career assistance advisors support Airmen in life-changing decisions

    Career assistance advisors serve an important role informing and guiding Airmen regarding career related decisions. They offer a valuable service to individuals who desire to change career paths or learn what resources and opportunities are open to them. “The main purpose of a career advisor is to

  • Third Air Force commander’s mission and vision

    Every leader throughout the course of history has had to live up to the task of gathering information coming at them from all sides, know the strengths and weaknesses of the people they surround themselves with and then take action.Critical decision making is the epitome of effective leadership, and

  • 100th AMXS Airmen perform maintenance in Romania

    U.S. Airmen with the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron headed out to Bucharest, Romania to train alongside with Romanian air force F-16s March 11-15. This was the second time the 100th Air Refueling Wing supported and performed air refueling sorties with the F-16s in Romania.

  • Jets in the air, 100th AMXS put them there

    The health of the KC-135 Stratotanker fleet at RAF Mildenhall is of the utmost importance as it is the only air refueling mission in the European and African theaters of military responsibility.Every day, these tankers take to the sky to provide fuel support to not only their U.S. Air Force

  • USAFE Airmen conduct aeromedical evacuation training above Germany

    Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Ramstein Air Base performed training aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker from RAF Mildenhall, England, Jan. 23, 2019.During the training, members practiced emergency medical scenarios, including patients suffering worsening health conditions, cardiac

  • Female FARP member – Fuels gas and breaks barriers

    Under complete darkness noises coming from every direction whirling around her, she focuses through the haze of her night vision goggles as she pulls more than 300 feet of heavy refueling hoses from one aircraft to another. Her face is full of sweat and her heart pounds, as a CV-22 Osprey hovers as

  • RC-135: Team Mildenhall Airmen enable mission

    The U.S. Air Force long ago recognized future wars would not solely be fought on air, ground, or sea, and to prepare for that reality, the use of electronic warfare was crucial.Electronic warfare is comprised of jamming communication systems, and electronic support protection tactics, such as

  • RAF Mildenhall sports day brings special athletes together

    As the sound of laughter and excited chattering rang out, a bagpiper led a parade of special athletes as they walked around Hangar 711 and performed a torch ceremony, signaling the start of the Joan Mann Special Sports Day event on RAF Mildenhall Sept. 22, 2018.Almost 200 special-needs children and