• Youth sports keeps kids off couch

    The smell of fresh cut grass is in the air as the players take the field on RAF Lakenheath. The sound of children cheering can be heard, not from the stands but on the field. They are cheering for fellow teammates and opponents as part of the Youth Sports Program. More than 250 local youths play

  • 48th Inpatient Squadron assumption of command

    Col. Robert G. Hontz assumed command of the 48th Inpatient Squadron in a ceremony July 19. The Binghamton N.Y. native took command of 54 Liberty Warriors in the newly formed squadron. The squadron is responsible for inpatient operations in the largest U.S. medical facility in the U.K.

  • Free computer courses online for spouses

    Thanks to an Air Force Aid 2007 Educational Grant, the Airmen and Family Readiness Center is offering Air Force spouses free virtual computerized training. These courses allow military spouses to acquire beginning to advanced computerized skills to enhance their career opportunities. Through

  • 48th Surgical Operations Squadron assumption of command

    Lt. Col. Thomas W. Harrell assumed command of the 48th Surgical Operations Squadron in a ceremony July 19. The Landstuhl, Germany native took command of 109 Liberty Warriors in the newly formed squadron. The squadron is responsible for surgical operations in the largest U.S. medical facility in the

  • Heading up the learning curve

    Knowledge is power and the staff at the RAF Lakenheath Education Center is armed with resources needed to further anyone's education.Counselors are available to advise and assist in planning and achieving professional and personal educational goals. Even in today's world of inconsistent work

  • Community calls on Liberty personnel, base members deliver

    In the British school system, youth age 11, or school year six take the Standardized Assessment test before school's end. When College Heath Middle School, in nearby Mildenhall village, was ready to take their tests they called on RAF Lakenheath's Liberty members to assist. Squadron Leader Paul

  • Medical phone frustrations

    QUESTION: I have just spent the second morning waiting to talk to someone about getting a sick baby in. For two straight days, I can't get a hold of a live voice. I have three other kids who sit here waiting to go to school while I sit plastered to a phone (I don't dare move since it's so hard to

  • Eagle Eyes program requires whole community effort

    The Air Force implemented an antiterrorism program called Eagle Eyes, run by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, as a result of the 9 - 11 terrorist attacks. Much like a neighborhood watch program, the Eagle Eyes program is an aggressive Air Force-wide neighborhood watch program that

  • Construction to cause temporary traffic diversions, long term benefits

    The 48th Civil Engineer Squadron has begun construction to build a new gate on Lord's Walk due the impending lease expiration where Gate 2 currently stands. "After Sept 11th we moved the gate to increase security," said Lt Col Murphy," 48th Civil Engineer Squadron commander. "However part of the