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  • 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

  • Innovation Overcomes Communication Hurdle

    It's New Year's Eve, 9 p.m., and Air Force Staff Sgt. Dorian Brooks is on standby duty for the Radio Maintenance work center on RAF Croughton. He receives a phone call directing him to report back to work, as a critical communications system has lost functionality.The High Frequency Global

  • 422nd SFS, Ministry of Defence Police reach training milestone

    For the first time in Great Britain, United States Air Force security forces Airmen and Ministry of Defence Police trained alongside each other using blank ammunition rounds July 19 at Royal Air Force Croughton.The use of ‘blanks’, or firearm cartridges containing gunpowder but no projectile,

  • Col. McNamara takes command of the 422 ABG

    Col. Bridget McNamara assumed command of the 422nd Air Base Group at RAF Croughton, July 20.The 422nd ABG is responsible for providing world-class combat support to mission partners across the United Kingdom. It provides global communications and theater-wide data storage, and operates the only

  • RIAT 2018 showcases F-35A, U.S.-U.K relations

    The 501st Combat Support Wing supported more than 170,000 people from around the world for the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, July 13 to 15.501st CSW personnel stood up and manned a fully operational Emergency Operations Team, provided meals and housing for volunteers working at