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John Cooper · Administrator

RE: The USAAF/USAAC/USAF

John Cooper · Administrator

Lakenheath Honor Guard at Martlesham Heath

John Cooper · Administrator

Colonel Mark Ciero also known as 'ZERO' in USAF parlance, Mark is the Vice Commander of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath and on a recent previous posting he was Deputy Command Inspector General, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and has seen active service in Iraq & Afghanistan, on what he has described as a 'back seat driver' as a Weapons Officer/Navigator on one of our tours to Lakenheath in the past few years

I have met Mark on several occasions now, he holds no airs and graces to anyone, he is simply Mark, I have seen him handling missiles with his men at LH, I'm sure he regards himself as one of the team just doing his job, he is held in the highest regard with all his friends at Martlesham Heath, he is simply an all round good egg smile

I watched Mark doing the rounds on Sunday on Barrack Square, he appeared to want to say hello and shake everyones hand he met, I can never recall an RAF Group Captain of equivalent rank do that in 13 years of RAF service, maybe times have changed but I doubt it that much. One thing that behind every successful man there is a successful woman, Elaine his wife is exactly the same as Mark in her outgoing attitude to people, as too are their children

http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/library/biographies/bio_print.asp?bioID=16067&page=1

Tarkey · Senior Member

Zero One

Jameswsr · Member

I really miss Mildenhall, was there that I had my most enjoyable time people were always nice to me and my family. We lived off base at Birch Grove Caravan park #2 in Mildenhall and enjoyed visiting all places we went to just wish I could find my pictures of the base at that time. We had a great view of the flight line as we lived at the side of the base that backed up to the flight line where we could see planes landing and taking off. I did not need an alarm clock to wake up as silk purse would do that for me. I would move their today if I could find a job and place to live and the money to pay for the move. Guess I will just have to save up to come for another visit. I was their last year and so much had changed since 1968 thru 1971.