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  • 501st CSW Emergency Preparedness Exercise

    Members of the 501st Combat Support Wing partook in an emergency exercise at RAF Alconbury, England on Oct. 16, 2018. The exercises tested the units preparedness and response capabilities to an emergency situation. 

  • “We have this:” An Air Force spouse’s defeat of breast cancer

    It's hard for me sometimes to remember when it actually first began. I was a busy stay-at-home mom of four kids under 12. It was the summer of 2010 and my husband, Joseph, was deployed to Afghanistan. Our days were blurred between activities, snacks and the desperate pacing for a phone call. So many

  • 3rd AF Command Visits 501st CSW

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John M. Wood, 3rd Air Force Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Cruz Munoz, Command Chief of 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, visit with the 501st Combat Support Wing at RAF Alconbury, England on Sept. 27, 2018. Maj. Gen. Wood recently assumed command of

  • Huntingdon Bestows Freedom to 501CSW

    U.S. Air Force service members and U.K. government officials joined together for the Freedom of Huntingdon ceremony in Huntingdon, United Kingdom, Sept. 21.

  • 343rd EBS fulfills dual mission

    The 343rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed a unique, dual mission from RAF Fairford, England, Sept. 18, 2018. During their time here the unit flew several sorties employing the B-52 Stratofortress, in support of both exercise Ample Strike 18 and Bomber Task Force operations from the base.Ample

  • 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