• Commentary: To save a marriage

    As a newlywed, I was quick to enlist, volunteer my services to the U.S. Air Force and provide my wife a better life. As I went through the process, I discovered that success required a major investment of time.Time became sparse in my life, and I had to make good use of the time I had by working on

  • F-15 Aircraft Maintenance Scheduler displays ‘Excellence in All We Do’

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Adele E. FoleyUnit: 48th Maintenance GroupDuty Title: F-15 aircraft maintenance schedulerTime in Service: 4 years, 8 monthsTime at RAF Lakenheath: 3 years, 3 monthsHometown: Sacramento, Calif.Hobbies: Traveling, making balloon animals and going to the gymCore Value

  • Commentary: Make the right call

    It baffles me how people come to the conclusion that drinking and driving is in any way acceptable -- ever!Whether they feel like the rules don't apply to them, they won't get caught or they're "fine" to drive, I just don't understand why anybody would take that risk. The risk to put their own life

  • RAPCON Airmen monitor land, skies

    Working as a close-knit team, 24 hours a day, a dedicated crew of Airmen manages the flow of all air traffic within 40 nautical miles of the base. Airmen of the 48th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control center must maintain proficiencies in electronics, computer science,

  • Be your own wingman

    It is truly a demanding time to serve overseas. This command continues to execute at a high ops tempo with new and enduring missions in Europe and Africa, providing forward-based combat airpower in an environment tempered by fiscal uncertainty and restricted budgets. While the impact of the recent

  • U.S. Air Force units combine to create 48th AEG in Iceland

    The final members of the 48th Air Expeditionary Group arrived at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, Nov. 4, 2013, to conduct air surveillance and policing missions.The group, which is made up of U.S. Air Force and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization personnel, is a specialized team

  • British, U.S. scouts receive an ‘American Experience’

    On the afternoon of Oct. 25, 100 scouts and volunteers from the Boy Scouts of America Transatlantic Council and the British Scout Association descended onto Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, for a historical meeting designated, "An American Experience." During the next two days, the youth