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  • Pathfinder Defenders pioneer new armory concept

    Airmen from the 422d Security Forces Squadron opened a new armory at RAF Croughton, England, April 6, 2022. The armory was the first in the entire Air Force to fully integrate a radio frequency identification tracking system.

  • Healthy sleep essential to Airmen performance

    Sleep is an integral part of daily life, in fact if each person got the recommended hours of sleep they would spend roughly one third of their life sleeping. Just like food and water, the body needs sleep. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, a lack of sleep can lead

  • Airmen conduct CBRN training

    We're staying ready! Airmen at RAF Alconbury took part in a CBRN defense survival skills course. Training like this maintains wing-wide readiness for any chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threat. 

  • Honor Guard represents Pathfinders, preserves heritage

    Airmen from the 423rd ABG honor guard conduct weekly training sessions to hone their skills and build chemistry in executing details with Airmen from different squadrons. They were able to demonstrate their skills while presenting the colors at the 501st Combat Support Wing annual awards at RAF

  • 423 SFS preps for deployment to bolster NATO posture

    Airmen from the 423rd Security Forces Squadron completed pre-deployment out- processing at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 24, 2022. The SFS members are preparing to deploy in support of a joint response to conduct operations focused on bolstering the posture of NATO’s eastern flank.

  • 501st CSW commander gets familiar with B-52 mission

    U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Filler, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, prepares for flight at RAF Fairford, England, Feb. 21, 2022. Filler completed several pre-flight requirements prior to boarding a B-52H Stratofortress for a familiarization flight.

  • 3rd AF Commander, dignitaries get closer look at BTF mission

    The Bomber Task Force showed how the United States Air Force puts the flex in flexibility. Third Air Force leadership and several dignitaries were recently given an inside look at the critical BTF operations taking place out of RAF Fairford.

  • Local civic leader tours 423 MDS, fire department

    Welcome Mr. Daryl Brown MBE DL to the 423rd ABG! We are pleased to work with you and the Magpas Air Ambulance community. Mr. Brown is the Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, and Chief Executive Magpas Air Ambulance. He is also the incoming Honorary Commander for the 423rd MDS.

  • U.S.-UK flyover commemorates 8th Air Force 80th anniversary

    The flyover was in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Eighth Air Force. Events like these celebrate the continued U.S. Air Force-Royal Air Force partnership and observe dissimilar U.S. and RAF aircraft integrating on approach to Duxford Airfield.

  • Deployed Airfield Operations Airmen support base exercise

    Airfield Operations Airmen with the 420th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron worked alongside the 352nd Special Operations Wing during an Agile Combat Employment exercise Jan. 8-12, 2022, here. RAF Fairford provides an opportunity for visiting forces to train and utilize ACE concepts to ensure forces