• 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

  • Hit the deck

    56th Rescue Squadron combat search and rescue Airmen from RAF Lakenheath joined forces with England's Royal Navy for helicopter deck landing training on Royal Navy ships. To learn more, watch the linked video.

  • Second, improved New Horizons group to begin April 5

     The second 48th Medical Group New Horizons class is scheduled to begin April 5, 2012, and will offer improved counseling for the personal well-being and long-term healing of wounded Airmen.New Horizons was launched as a 48th MDG Air Force Wounded Warrior Group pilot program, and nine Airmen from

  • Volleyball: Bringing nations together

    Male and female volleyball teams representing air forces from six nations took part in NATO's 2012 Allied Air Component Ramstein Volleyball Championship Tournament at RAF Lakenheath March 26 to 28.The tournament, sponsored by the Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein Inter-Nation Sports Board,