USAFE command chaplain speaks at 501 CSW Prayer Breakfasts

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom - Chap. (Col.) Cherri Wheeler, U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chaplain, speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at RAF Alconbury Jan. 10. Wheeler was the guest speaker at multiple National Prayer Breakfasts across the 501st Combat Support Wing where she led everyone on an “investigation, using the characters of NCIS to discover the who, what, where, when, why and how of prayer.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

USAFE command chaplain speaks at 501 CSW Prayer Breakfasts

RAF CROUGHTON, United Kingdom - (left to right) Chap. (Maj.) Peter Fischer, 501st CSW wing chaplain, and Chap. (Maj.) Earnest Beeman, 422nd Air Base Group chaplain, give (Col.) Cherri Wheeler, U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chaplain, a tour of the construction at the RAF Croughton Chapel Jan. 9. The RAF Croughton Chapel was able to save the bell tower as part of the renovation. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Stives)

Snow around the 501st CSW

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Members of the 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron load salt into the back of a snowplow at RAF Alconbury Jan. 14. The plow was clearing and salting the roads on RAF Alconbury as the base received its first snow of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Maguire)

501 CSW Innovator of the Month - December 2012

RAF CROUGHTON, United Kingdom - The 422nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department and 422nd Air Base Squadron Lodging Office were recently named the 501st Combat Support Wing’s Innovator of the Month for December. After the 422nd ABS Lodging Office was notified of a pending demolition of contingency dorms at RAF Fairford, they constructed a plan to salvage the existing card key locks as they are the same type in use at RAF Croughton. There is not a locksmith at RAF Fairford so the 422nd CES fire department assisted with cutting the locks out of the doors. The teamwork between the 422nd ABS and 422nd CES helped foster a collaborative work environment and built rapport between the units, while diverting material from the solid waste stream--capturing the intent of the reduce, reuse and recycle program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

January 2013 501st CSW Everyday Hero - 501 CSW

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Richard Matthews, 501st Combat Support Wing deputy budget officer of the financial management office, was named as January's 501st CSW Everyday Hero from the 501st CSW Staff. Matthews is responsible for wing funds exceeding $170 million spread across three main operating locations. He ensures the exceptional performance from USAFE’s smallest budget office, no other GS-9 in USAFE maintains his level of financial responsibility. Matthews has maintained the number 1 dormant travel order program in USAFE since last fiscal year which directly contributed to 501st CSW maintaining its status as the number1 Comptroller Office in the command for two consecutive years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

January 2013 501st CSW Everyday Hero - 501 CSW

RAF ALCONBURY, United Kingdom – Richard Matthews, 501st Combat Support Wing deputy budget officer of the financial management office, was named as January's 501st CSW Everyday Hero from the 501st CSW Staff. Matthews is responsible for wing funds exceeding $170 million spread across three main operating locations. He ensures the exceptional performance from USAFE’s smallest budget office, no other GS-9 in USAFE maintains his level of financial responsibility. Matthews has maintained the number 1 dormant travel order program in USAFE since last fiscal year which directly contributed to 501st CSW maintaining its status as the number1 Comptroller Office in the command for two consecutive years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)