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  • COLA survey begins, reimbursements to end

    The new overseas cost-of-living allowance survey is available now until Feb. 15, 2013. This is survey is service members' only opportunity to report their expenses so that the COLA they receive is an accurate reimbursement for unique expenses and off-base spending in the U.K. The results of this

  • USAFE command chaplain speaks at wing prayer breakfasts

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chaplain visited almost every installation within the 501st Combat Support Wing during the week of Jan. 7 as part of the National Prayer Breakfast and site visits.During her visits to RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton and RAF Menwith Hill, Chaplain (Col.) Cherri

  • AF manpower, personnel chief discusses way ahead

    Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, paid a visit to Spangdahlem Air Base to present the 2012 Air Force Inn Keeper Award (small facility) to the Eifel Arms Inn. Jones took the time to say thank you to all who made this award a

  • New trainer provides realistic conditions, hazards for firefighters

    Firefighters from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department performed vital training Jan. 10, 2013, using the new compartment fire behavior trainer at RAF Mildenhall, England.The facility, a converted shipping container, cost approximately $27,000 and has been modified as a fire trainer. It

  • British-American Committee promotes community relations on, off base

    Most of the Royal Air Force bases in England occupied by the U.S. Air Force have their own British-American Committee, and RAF Mildenhall is no exception. The BAC presents community relations awards to recognize the efforts of British and American individuals and groups who have enhanced community

  • Film screening helps Lajes Airmen recognize areas for improvement

    "The Invisible War," a compelling documentary in which women and men recount their past struggles of rape and sexual assaults within the military, is both disturbing and heartbreaking. While some may argue that the 90-minute film is quite one-sided, it brings to light a very serious problem not to

  • More than a volunteer, an American Red Cross warrior

    "It's kind of hard to explain it. Why do I come in here at 7:30 every morning, I'm not getting paid for it?"Jim Williams, Aviano American Red Cross station chair and volunteer, sits in his second floor office just down the hall from where he was once lived as a young Airman. "I like my work, the

  • Shooting for security, trust

    Six Airmen from the 86th Security Forces Squadron participated in a live-fire training event with the Deutsche Bundespolizei, German Federal Police, in Bexbach, Germany Jan. 11."It gives us a chance to familiarize ourselves with their weapon system and tactics especially as it pertains to high risk

  • 'Pilot for a Day:' Just what the doctor ordered

    Shooting down enemy aircraft, hanging with an eagle owl named Twinkle and being awarded pilot's wings was all in a day's work for two boys who participated in the "Pilot for a Day" program here Jan. 9, 2012. Jake Snowling, a 15-year-old Redgrave resident, and Dawson Davidson, an 11-year-old from