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  • Ribbon cutting officially opens clinic at RAF Alconbury

    Leaders from the 501st Combat Support Wing, 423rd Air Base Group and local communities joined more than 60 members of the 423rd Medical Squadron for the Royal Air Force Alconbury Clinic ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 19. "Good afternoon and welcome to the RAF Alconbury Clinic," said Col. Michael

  • Largest small arms range in United Kingdom reopens at RAF Molesworth

    Twelve Airmen from the 423rd and 422nd security forces squadrons at RAF Alconbury and RAF Croughton were among the first people to qualify at the RAF Molesworth small arms range after it reopened Oct. 15.The firing line was shut down in 2010 due to lack of use and the training was handed over to RAF

  • Air Force officials releasing enlisted quarterly assignment listing

    Air Force officials are releasing the enlisted quarterly assignment listing, or EQUAL, on Oct. 22 for the July to September 2013 overseas assignment cycle. Enlisted Airmen must update their assignment preferences by Nov. 1 and they will be notified of their assignment selections by Nov. 16."We are

  • JAC Soldier re-enlists, thanks British medical team

    U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Stanford re-enlisted Oct. 11 in front of an image guided, intensity modulated radiology machine at Addenbrookes National Health Service Hospital in Cambridge, United Kingdom, with his family and oncologist Dr. Sarah Jefferies."I want to re-enlist here at Addenbrookes

  • Limited Scope Medical Treatment Facilities: Your care is their priority

    As a result of right-sizing, 35 percent of the military treatment facilities that existed in 1987 are closed today. Because of this, few can argue that getting in to see a health care professional has become a problem across the military. As the military has downsized, the number of doctors, nurses

  • MilPDS migration could affect Airmen's Pay

    MilPDS is currently the primary records database for personnel data and actions that occur throughout every Airman's career, however, the data is being migrated to a new system, the Defense Information Systems Agency's Defense Enterprise Computing Center.MilPDS is also used to initiate Airman pay

  • Holiday mailing deadline dates released

    The dates for mailing items to and from overseas locations in time for the holidays are fast approaching, and Military Postal Service Agency officials have suggestions for ensuring packages and letters arrive on time. The recommended mail deadlines for sending mail to the United Sates from 501st

  • 501st CSW October Promotions

    The 501st Combat Support Wing congratulates the following Airmen for their promotion in the month of October:Lieutenant ColonelKathleen Mackey, 421st Air Base SquadronTechnical SergeantEvangeline Guidry, 422nd Communications SquadronChristopher Rumley, 420th Munitions SquadronTerrence Steimle, 423rd