• Career development journeyman displays "Excellence in All We Do"

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Kaitelyn HineUnit: 48th Force Support SquadronDuty Title: Career development journeymanTime in Service: 1 yearTime at Lakenheath: 8 monthsHometown: Shamokin, Pa. Hobbies: Art, sports, music, and traveling.Core Value Portrayed: "Excellence in All We Do"How does the

  • Military fraud alert

    Beware of scam letters!A letter is making the rounds purporting to be from Defense Finance and Accounting Services asking military member's fiancées to register in their service, entitling them to benefits in the event of the member's death; all for only a $350 fee.Bottom line: save your money, it's

  • Copy-CAC and get caught: Military ID's should not be photocopied

    According to Title 18, US Code, Part I, Chapter 33, Section 701, Official Badges, Identification Cards, Other Insignia, the photocopying of military identification is illegal and violations of this law are punishable by fine or imprisonment. The pertinent part of Section 701 says that any

  • Four Airmen honored with 2011 Sijan award

    For demonstrating outstanding leadership, four Airmen received the 2011 Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award during a ceremony April 6 in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.Named in honor of the first U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to receive the Medal of Honor, the award annually recognizes officer and

  • Turn in your unused medications

    The 48th Medical Group will be collecting expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs at the Base Exchange and BXtra April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency Take Back initiative, the service is free and anonymous. It is an effort to properly dispose of medicines

  • Lakenheath High School hosts National History Day

    Department of Defense Dependents Schools Europe students from across the U.K. participated in the National History Day contest hosted by Lakenheath High School on April 3, 2012. National History Day is a national academic program for students in grades 6 through 12. Students select a historical

  • Col. Kyle Robinson takes command of Liberty Wing

    More than 400 Airmen, dignitaries and distinguished visitors from the local area watched as Col. Kyle Robinson assumed command of the 48th Fighter Wing from Col. John Quintas April 5, 2012.Before taking command of the Liberty Wing, Robinson served as the 366th Operations Group commander at Mountain

  • 3rd Air Force welcomes new commander

    Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc relinquished command of 3rd Air Force during a change of command ceremony to Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin here, March 30.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, presided over the ceremony and expressed his gratitude for Gorenc's hard work during his tenure as