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  • USAFE recognizes top 501st CE peformers

    The following individuals and squadrons in the 501st Combat Support Wing were selected by United States Air Forces in Europe to represent the MAJCOM at the Air Force level:Brigadier General Michael A. McAuliffe Award, Outstanding Housing Flight of the Year423rd Civil Engineer Squadron, RAF

  • JAC Parking Lot Opening Responds to Need; Honors Fallen Member

    The World War Two runway of the 303rd Bomb Group (Heavy) at RAF Molesworth is long gone but the memory of the service and sacrifice of the 7,336 men who served here from 1942 - 1945 remains.   The former end of the runway where B-17 Flying Fortresses returning from raids over Nazi occupied

  • Civilian employees to receive equal base salary increases

    Defense Department employees paid under the National Security Personnel System will receive the same base salary increases this year as their General Schedule counterparts, a Defense Department official said Sept. 29. The move comes as senior Defense Department, Office of Personnel Management and

  • Molesworth Holiday Bazaar: Friday-Sunday October 16, 17 & 18

    The amazing and fun annual RAF Molesworth Holiday Bazaar is set for Friday October 16 - through Sunday October 18th. Over 50 International and UK Vendors will display their wares with Antiques, Furniture, Rugs, Glassware, Handmade Soaps, Grandfather Clocks, Handicrafts, Painting, Prints, Jewelry,

  • Permissive PCS policy discontinued, Joint spouse policy changed

    Air Force officials have announced a recent change to the permissive PCS policy. The permissive permanent change of station program will be discontinued. However, other policies have changed lifting restrictions from the join spouse and base-of-preference programs. "For years we have allowed our

  • 'Year of the Air Force Family' Web site launched

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to showcase the Year of the Air Force Family effort. Airmen and their families can log on to http://www.af.mil/yoaff/index.asp to learn about AF-wide initiatives, monthly themes and programs, as well as contact local installation Airman Family and

  • 'Bobby' and 'Zip': Molesworth Wartime Romance & Tragedy Revisited

    Jitterbugging and real ice cream at hangar dances organized by the 303rd Bomb Group at Molesworth during the Second World War provided fun and distraction for B-17 Flying Fortress aircrew from the deadly fight in the skies above Nazi occupied Europe. For local girls trucked in from Northampton and

  • Chief Petty Officer Pinning at Molesworth: No "Messing" Around

    Three Sailors and one Soldier from Royal Air Force (RAF) Molesworth and two Sailors from other locations in the United Kingdom donned khaki uniforms and combination covers for the first time during a chief petty officer (CPO) pinning ceremony on Sept. 16. The chiefs' pinning ceremony is a tradition

  • US Army Members at Molesworth "Pound" Pavement for British Veterans

    Members of the US Army Ball Committee at Royal Air Force Molesworth raise money each year to offset the cost of tickets to their annual ball. They sell pancakes, hot dogs and hamburgers and wash lots of cars to keep the ticket price down so all Soldiers have the opportunity to attend. "This year was