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2 May 5, 2006 Commanders Corner The Uplink
This funded Air Force newspaper is an authorized than close of business the Thursday eight days prior to the
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Lt. Col. Jim Ryan vided by the Public Affairs office of RAF Croughton. All All material is edited for accuracy, brevity, clarity and
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May 5, 2006 News The Uplink 3
Airmen from RAF Croughton pour gravel on what became a new path at Sulgrave Manor on April 27. Air-
men from Croughton and RAF Fairford worked together to lay almost 250 feet of new paths.
News Briefs
Marrow Donation
RAF Croughton will host a
bone marrow donation drive
May 12. For more information,
see attached Word document or
contact Staff Sgt. Dallas Lawry
at 236-8807.
Jason Canova
422nd Communications Squadron Tech. Sgt.
Ryan Gifford Amelia Snyder
422nd CS 422nd CS
Andrew Ebanks
Staff Sgt. 422nd CS
Jantzen Owens
422nd CS
6 May 5, 2006 Feat
Chapel
236-8287
Catholic services:
Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Monday through Wednesday and
Friday at noon
Communion Service is Thursday at
noon
Religious education is every Sun-
day from 11 a.m. to noon at Croughton
American School.
Protestant services:
General Protestant Worship is every
Sunday at
11 a.m.
Sunday school is every Sunday at
Croughton American School from 9:30
to 10:30 a.m.
The Protestant Youth Group meets
every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Cha-
pel Annex. For more information, con-
tact 1st Lt. Chad Johnson at 236-8191.
Auto Hobby
236-8458
Auto Hobby is now offering appoint-
ments for MOTs. Appointments are American Idol on Croughton
available Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Cost for the test is $70. For more in- Former American Idol contestant George Huff takes a break at
formation or to make an appointment, the Community Center on April 26. Mr. Huff made signed auto-
contact Auto Hobby.
graphs for Airmen and Croughton American School students.
ITT/Community Center
Consolidated Club Human Resources
236-8706
236-8432 236-8298
We Will Rock You
Information, Tickets and Tours will The Consolidated Club will have a The 422nd Air Base Squadron Ser-
host a trip to the Dominion Theater in Mother’s Day Buffet on May 14 from vices Flight has job opportunities
London to see the show ‘We Will Rock noon to 2 p.m. Cost for the meal is available. Jobs are currently available
You’ on May 25. Cost is £35 per ticket $12.95 for adults, $7.95 for children at the Child Development Center, Con-
and includes ticket and transportation. aged 6 to 12 and $2 for children under solidated Club, Bowling Center, Youth
Transport will depart Croughton at 3 the age of 5. Club members receive Center and Lodging. Pay rates range
p.m. and Caversfield at 3:20 p.m.. Pay- $2 off the regular price. Reservations from $6.97 to $9.01 per hour. For more
ment is required in full at the time of for the meal must be made by close of information, contact the Human Re-
sign up and is non-refundable. business on Thursday. sources Office.
May 5, 2006 Lighter Side The Uplink 11
ACROSS 45. Mil. field meals
1. Traps 47. Acetate
7. Photographer’s establishment 48. Vesicle
13. Georgia town 49. Ancient Peruvian
15. 1974 Thunderbird planes (T-38s) 50. Boxing legend
16. 1969 Thunderbird plane (F-4s) 51. Bagatelle
17. Galaxies 54. Squirreled away
18. Petiole 60. Thunderbird formation
20. __ _ loss for words 65. 1983 Thunderbird plane (F-16A Fighting __)
23. Foster film 66. Covered by GEIKO
25. 1st Thunderbird plane; F-84G Thunder___ 67. Computer inputing
(1953) 68. Road
28. Thunderbird formation DOWN
31. Norway capital 1. Drain
32. Indolent 2. Utmost degree
33. Trove 3. Pie __ mode
34. Bad USAF PIF item 4. Jogged
35. ___ out a living 5. Tolkien tree shepherds
36. 1955 Thunderbird plane (F-84F) 6. Halt
40. Ancient Semitic god 7. Sault ___ Marie
41. Hearing tool 8. Bar bill
42. Perfume iris 9. Alaska Native knife
44. Opera highlight 10. DoD counterpart
11. _ _ jiff
12. CIA precursor
14. Body acid
17. Thunderbirds home station
19. Revive
20. Alphabet beginning
21. New Zealand reptile
22. Dated
24. Attic
25. Indonesian capital
26. Hebrew prophet
27. Cobb and Pennington
29. Hall of Fame coach Don 43. ___ Lanka 57. Movie genre ___-fi
30. X, to Cicero 46. Arabia denizen 58. Male child
32. Looks with malice 52. Dull roars 59. School subj.
37. Actress Moore 53. Compass point 61. South-central Austrian river
38. Brought in 54. To the rear 62. NW state
39. Caviar starter 55. Spring month 63. Formerly
40. Mil. entitlement
April 21 Solutions 56. European mount 64. Banned pesticide
“Standing on the “Some people wanted to (Reference her hus- “I’d have to say ‘Com-
flightline at Nellis when do a retirement ceremony band’s RAF promotion) bat KISS.’ Some senior
a tumbleweed about as in Hawaiian luau shirts. “They shot him with water NCOs painted their faces
tall as [Maj. Ohman] hit a Just before it started, it got guns, duct taped him to with cammo paint to look
young lady in the front and shut down. There were a a chair, put Saran wrap like the rock band KISS.”
nearly knocked her over.” lot of angry people.” around him and shot him
for another hour.”