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  • 100th Bomb Group veteran shares tales of war

    Albert Lochra, an 86-year-old World War II and 100th Bomb Group veteran, was part of the 100th BG reunion visit to RAF Mildenhall May 7 and 8 - on the 67th anniversary of V-E Day.He joined the U.S. Army Air Force when he was 18 years old."I tried to get in at 17, but they held me off until I was 18,

  • RAF Mildenhall honors World War II veterans during 100th Bomb Group reunion

    On the 67th anniversary of V-E Day May 8, veterans from the 100th Bombardment Group, formerly stationed at RAF Thorpe Abbots, Norfolk, during World War II, visited RAF Mildenhall and met the men and women of the 100th Air Refueling Wing.The 100th Bomb Group - ancestor to the 100th ARW - celebrates

  • 77 nations share HIV, AIDS best practices at IMilHAC

    More than 445 military and civilian delegates from 77 nations gathered here, May 7, to share best practices in HIV prevention, care and treatment.The armed forces for the defense of Mozambique, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program and U.S. Africa Command, is

  • Reapers take flight during Frisian Flag 2012

    More than 60 fighter jets from nine countries participated in the Frisian Flag 2012 exercise at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 16 - 27, including F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron. The annual exercise is designed to bring fighter pilots from multiple nations together to work on

  • Identity theft: Don't let it happen to you

    Credit scores can be such a fragile thing. They take a lifetime to build but only one identity thief with your stolen information to destroy.Identity theft is when someone acquires another's personal identifying information, such as social security or credit card numbers, without the owner's

  • Wingmen remember brother, lived life with no regrets

    On Aug. 8, 1996, Staff Sgt. Thomas Perkins, graduated from basic training and entered the Air Force.After 16 years of active duty service, Perkins, previously assigned to the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance shop, died of cancer on April 25, 2012, and a memorial service was

  • Ready 24/7 - Fairford is open for business

    Ready in a moment's notice - it might as well be the motto for U.S. Air Forces in Europe's only forward-operating bomber location known as RAF Fairford.A skeleton crew of U.S. and U.K. civilians consisting of airfield management, base services, maintenance, fire services and fuel support keep RAF

  • Lajes students are military members for a day

    More than 150 Lajes Field students got to work on base doing military and civilian jobs for a day on April 26. The event was for the Job Shadow and Mentor Day. It started out with a briefing by Col. Arch Bruns, 65th Mission Support Group commander, followed by a snack and then students and their

  • 17th Air Force stands down, AFAFRICA mission carries on

    Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony here April 20, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Zamzow, 3rd Air Force vice commander, accepted the Air