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  • 422nd CS, CES tackle B31 UPS replacement

    Airmen and civilian personnel from the 422nd Communications and Civil Engineer Squadrons replaced a B31 Uninterruptable Power System Nov. 14, at RAF Croughton.

  • Air Force medics bring Army Special Forces background to 501st

    A setup of two separate medical clinics under one wing – the 501st Combat Support Wing – is a unique aspect to an already unique mission. But even more unique are the two commanders who lead them and the similar backgrounds they share.Lt. Col. Elizabeth Hoettels, commander of the 423rd Medical

  • ‘Tis the season to recycle

     Every holiday season, we put our gifts in boxes, wrap them in paper and add a little extra pizazz. But once they are opened, we throw it all away in the municipal waste or recycling bins. Here at RAF Alconbury, England, there is a team that manages all that waste and is continually making efforts

  • Bomber Task Force 20-1 Completes Mission in Europe

    On the evening of the October 10, 2019, four B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from the 2nd Bomb Wing departed Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, enroute to a month-long deployment at RAF Fairford, England. While based at RAF Fairford, the bombers, air crew, maintainers and support personnel

  • USAFE Band unites U.S., Ukrainian armed forces through music

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Ambassadors Jazz Band traveled to six cities in central and western Ukraine October 6 - 20, 2019, to conduct the “Music of Freedom” tour, a community outreach and concert program aimed at celebrating the shared spirit of freedom and enduring partnership between U.S. and

  • Faces of Fairford: Contracting

    Meet Staff Sgt. Samatha Henderson, 509th Contracting Squadron contracting officer, and 2nd Lt. Shawn Edgecomb, 509th Contracting Squadron officer in charge of operation flights, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to RAF Fairford, England, in support of Bomber Task Force Europe.

  • The pipes are calling

    As the melody is carried through the breeze, the distinctive sound of the bagpipe pulls on many heartstrings as listeners’ eyes begin to glisten.Bagpipers have performed at countless ceremonies for the 501st Combat Support Wing, but one has his roots embedded in the history of RAF Alconbury for over