• England ceremony marks 70th anniversary of Eighth Air Force

    U.S. and Royal Air Force leadership; local community leaders from Kettering, United Kingdom; and veterans marked the 70th anniversary of the first 8th Air Force bombers participating in World War II with a ceremony at Boughton House and a memorial service at Grafton Underwood Aug. 17. At Boughton

  • U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team trains at RAF Lakenheath

    More than 50 U.S. Paralympians and hopefuls are honing their skills and making final preparations at Royal AIr Force Lakenheath for competition in the London 2012 Paralympic Games  Aug. 18 through 25.The installation has teamed with the U.S. Olympic Committee to provide the athletes with all they

  • SecAF discusses East Africa mission during Djibouti visit

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley made his first trip here as secretary Aug. 22 to visit service members and civilians, and discuss operations in East Africa with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa leaders.Donley conducted an all call during his visit here, in which he discussed the

  • 423rd ABG cricket team plays first ever game

    Taking up the challenge from their honorary commanders that anyone can learn cricket and practicing six or seven times during the last couple of months, the 423rd Air Base Group cricket team ventured into the local community to do battle with someone other than themselves Aug. 19.Under the direction

  • Team Ramstein hosts international jump week

    Six countries provided more than 150 paratroopers to participate in International Jump Week hosted by the 435th Contingency Response Group from Aug. 12 - 17 near Ramstein.The paratroopers came from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.S. Air Force and Army and jumped

  • USAF, RAF tankers fly two-ship formation in valuable training sorties

    Several aircrews from the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force teamed up Aug. 16 - 17 to perform valuable training that may have been the first of its kind.An L-1011 TriStar from 216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, deployed to RAF Mildenhall, where it flew alongside a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135

  • Express mail available for military ballots

    Effective Sept. 1, 2012, through Nov. 30, 2012, customers can mail their Casted Absentee Ballots back to the United States for free using express mail military service. The Department of Defense in collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service is again offering this expedited, free service to ensure

  • General: US, BDF built 'trust' during MEDLITE 12

    MEDLITE 12, a joint exercise between U.S. and Botswana, concluded here with a ceremony Aug. 16.The main goal of MEDLITE 12 was to enhance U.S. and Botswana capabilities to work together by introducing the U.S. aeromedical evacuation system of patient movement to the Botswana Defense Force (BDF)