Vouchers offered to Cineworld as base theater closes

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service-run RAF Alconbury Theater hasn't changed much since it opened at its current location in 1960, however in the last 53 years; the movie industry has changed dramatically. It is because of the cost of keeping up with those changes that the 423rd Force Support

423rd ABG celebrates with African American Heritage Luncheon

If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April

If sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today.Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an

Panetta issues message to DOD workforce on sequestration

With major, across-the-board defense spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today issued a message to the Defense Department workforce.Here is the secretary's message:For more than a year and a half, the president, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and I have

Sulgrave Manor offers history perspective - and not just on Washington`s birthday

If Sulgrave Manor were in the United States, there would be numerous roadside signs competing with the rural views of the English Midlands on the way north from Oxford or west from Cambridge. But the rural location is no obstacle for tourists using their sat navs or Americans from RAF Croughton and

501st CSW Everyday Hero

Tech. Sgt. Luis Rivera, 423rd Security Forces Squadron standardization and evaluation NCOIC, was named the February 501st Everyday Hero from the 423rd Air Base Group. Rivera runs the standardization and evaluation section responsible for testing and certification of more than 120 security forces

Ali Dee shows bring country, western to 501st CSW

Country and western singer Ali Dee finished up her two-week Armed Forces Entertainment tour with free concerts at the RAF Croughton Crown and RAF Alconbury Community Activities Center Feb. 11 and 12. "I was so excited to be able to come and entertain the servicemembers, this is something I have

Welsh: Sequestration will 'undermine' readiness

Unprecedented budget factors have placed the nation's defense strategy in jeopardy, senior Department of Defense leaders told the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 12.During his opening remarks, the chief of staff of the Air Force stressed the severity of the current fiscal

USAFE/AFAFRICA leadership talks about mission, Airmen and families during visit to 501st CSW

Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Adams, USAFE-AFAFRICA command chief, received an in-depth tour of the Air Force's only combat support wing and its mission during a visit here Feb. 5- 6."Chief and I couldn't be more

501st CSW names 2012's Airmen of the Year

In a gala event held at the RAF Croughton Crown Feb. 8, the 501st Combat Support Wing announced their Annual Award winners for 2012 in 10 categories including: Airman, Non-Commissioned Officer, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, First Sergeant, Company Grade Officer, Honor Guard, Civilian Category I,