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  • National Day of Service and Remembrance (9-11)

    Members of the 501st Combat Support Wing community gathered together during a National Day of Service and Remembrance ceremony at RAF Alconbury, England on Sept. 11, 2018. The ceremony was conducted as a tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks which occurred on Sept. 11, 2001 as well as the

  • Ample Strike 18 underway

    Citizen Reserve Airmen and their active duty counterparts from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Peterson AFB, Colorado and Luke AFB, Arizona arrived at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom in support of Ample Strike 18, which began Sept. 7. Ample Strike 18 is designed to allow U.S. aircrews to work

  • Ample Strike 18 begins

    A B-52 Stratfortress pilot gives the thumbs up sign after arriving at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Sept. 5, 2018. The jet arrived from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana and is in the U.K. as part of the Air Force’s bomber task force operations. Such operations are routinely conducted to

  • In Memoriam: Beloved 501st Chaplain dies

    An Airman assigned to the 501st Combat Support Wing at RAF Croughton was found deceased in his residence in England, Aug. 27.A native of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Captain, Chaplain John Schuetze served Airmen and their families in five different major commands in his eight years of service. Ordained as

  • U.S. Air Force B-52s arrive at RAF Fairford

    A Bomber Task Force deployment of B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, Airmen and support equipment from the 307th Bomb Wing and 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, has arrived at RAF Fairford, England, to conduct theater integration and flying training. The deployment of strategic bombers

  • Munitions Airmen complete largest shipment in more than a decade

    A small team of Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing’s 420th Munitions Squadron completed preparations for the squadron’s largest munitions retrograde out-shipment in 15 years Aug. 31.A retrograde shipment, comprised of a munitions unit preparing ammunition to ship to a designated location and

  • HFGCS Communications Squadron Emergence

    ROYAL AIR FORCE CROUGHTON, England—Airmen from 422nd Communications Squadron hosted a tour and training emergence of their High Frequency Global Communications System for Airmen from the 48th Communications Squadron and 100th Communications Squadron at Royal Air Force Croughton, England August 9,

  • Update: RAF Alconbury/RAF Molesworth enhances security

    You may have noticed some recent additions to the roads as you’ve driven onto base. In an effort to enhance the security at each installation entry control point, the 423rd Security Forces Squadron and 423rd Civil Engineering Squadron are working together to install additional traffic control

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Kaleth O. Wright Visits 501CSW

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Kaleth O. Wright, speaks with Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing during an all call Aug. 3, 2018 at RAF Croughton, United Kingdom. The purpose of his visit was to meet with Air Force Airmen, speak about various Air Force topics and learn more about the