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  • 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

  • Alconbury Elementary students answer questions with Science Fair

    Students from Alconbury Elementary School held the Alconbury ES Science Fair May 15. The theme was "The Scientific Process" and answered questions such as Can worms survive in different environments? Will plants grow when fed Dr. Pepper? Does a girl have a better memory than a boy does? Entries

  • Hagel explains furloughs in message to workforce

    In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today explained why he "very reluctantly" decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department's civilian employees between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the

  • 501st CSW Innovator of the Month

    Staff Sgt. Adam Wright, 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron horizontal shop, was recently named the 501st Combat Support Wing Innovator of the Month for March. The Small Project Initiative funding to establish a new Non Appropriated Funds eatery at Building 503 on RAF Molesworth didn't include the cost to

  • Hotel VAT relief available for official UK travel

    U.S. servicemembers and civilians traveling on official orders may now avoid paying Value Added Tax when billeted off-base in non-contract quarters in the United Kingdom. "We were able to reach an agreement with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to simplify procedures for U.S. Force military and

  • Croughton Elementary School places birdhouses for Earth Day

    In honor of Earth Month, Croughton Elementary School students did their part for Mother Nature. The RAF Croughton 422nd ABG Environmental Department organized a "Birdhouse Activity" for the entire school. Working side-by-side in multi grade (grades 2-6) groups with the help of two local carpenters

  • Simple, innovative solutions as 423rd CES helps troops downrange, again

    Firefighters of the 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron have twice stepped to the plate in making a direct, positive impact on capabilities and the protection of Coalition assets in Afghanistan.Their knowledge and experience with connecting British and American firefighting equipment enabled the U.S.

  • Breedlove to command EUCOM, SHAPE

    As U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove prepares to take command of U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, he acknowledged U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Airmen and their importance to the United States' national defense strategy.More than