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  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Vanessa Camacho, 423rd Medical Squadron, was named March's 501st CSW Everyday Hero from the 423rd Air Base Group. Camacho, 423rd MDS Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) administrative assistant, helps prove that the RAF Alconbury EDIS meets Department of Defense, Air Force and

  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best, 501st Combat Support Wing, was named May's 501st CSW Everyday Hero from the 501st CSW staff. Best, 501st CSW Public Affairs, has stepped up to run the PA office during the PAO's current deployment. This is a job that is normally done by an officer or a GS-11 or higher, she

  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Staff Sgt. Brian Stives, 501st Combat Support Wing, was named April's 501st CSW Everyday Hero from the 501st CSW staff. Stives, 501st CSW Public Affairs, has embraced his new AFSC of photojournalist, accomplishing six work orders and 256 photos in the month of March alone. Since the merger into the

  • 501st CSW commissaries plan for furlough

    When the furloughs are implemented, the commissaries at RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton and RAF Menwith Hill will close Tuesdays in addition to any day the stores are routinely closed. The closures will be for up to 11 days between July 8 and Sept. 30.There are currently no other changes planned for

  • 10 501st CSW Airmen part of 3,841 selected for master sergeant

    More than 3,800 technical sergeants have been selected for promotion to master sergeant, Air Force officials said May 23, including 10 from the 501st Combat Support Wing: Marisa Banks, 423rd Air Base GroupMathew Butler, 423rd Security Forces Squadron Annette Cordero Lais, 423rd Medical Squadron

  • 422nd ABG honors fallen at Brookwood ceremony

    Since American servicemembers first gave their lives for their country, their country has remembered their sacrifice. The 422nd Air Base Group honored all of them during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Brookwood Military Cemetery, United Kingdom, May 26. "It is such a gift that we live in a free and open

  • 501st CSW security forces Airmen observe National Police Week

    Security forces squadrons across the 501st Combat Support Wing celebrated National Police Week from May 13 to 18 with events and ceremonies honoring the security forces Airmen, Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents, Ministry of Defense police officers and all other law enforcement

  • AFN announces need to tweak decoder settings

    The American Forces Network Europe is eliminating one of its two satellite transponders to reduce redundant capabilities and decrease overall operating cost. This will require decoder owners to make minor changes June 4 to 24 to ensure they continue receiving AFN."This change is necessary to align

  • Furloughs affect USAFE-AFAFRICA employees

    More than 1,760 U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa employees are among the Department of Defense civilians required to take 11 furlough days beginning July 8. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced the recent furlough decision during a town hall meeting May 14 in Alexandria, Va. He

  • First ever Bob 'The Dog' Shaw Classic held at RAF Alconbury

    The first ever Bob "The Dog" Shaw Classic was held May 12 at the RAF Alconbury football field in support of Bob "The Dog" Shaw's battle with pancreatic cancer. The game is a fully sanctioned British American Football Association National League between to Premiere Teams - the Peterborough Saxons and