• F-15 pilot promotes mission understanding at international airshow

    An F-15C Eagle pilot from the 48th Fighter Wing deployed here to promote understanding about the aircraft and its mission at the 2008 Farnborough International Airshow July 14-20. The airshow is the world's largest trade exhibition of its kind, according to the event Web site. It showcases aerospace

  • LEAD program is Airman's path to U.S. Air Force Academy

    Two U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen were recently selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School through the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development Program. Airman 1st Class Willie Gilbert, 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, and Airman Joshua Hartle, 52nd Aircraft

  • 48th LRS Airman displays Excellence in All We Do

    Senior Airman Shawn Yealick, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, was nominated for the Liberty spotlight by his chain of command because he demonstrates the core value of "Excellence in All We Do." Commander: Lt. Col. Debbie Kent Time in Service: Two years, six monthsTime at

  • LRS win first game of playoffs

    The Logistics Readiness Squadron soccer team defeated the Security Forces Squadron, 3-0, in their first playoff game toward the soccer championship for RAF Lakenheath July 21. Both teams flaunted fancy foot work across the field, but LRS took the lead early in the game by scoring a goal within 10

  • Pharmacist dispenses much-needed medicine for Malians

    Boxes filled the small supply room-turned pharmacy as servicemembers painstakingly sorted through more than 30,000 pills destined for thousands of Malians July 15. More than 90 doctors, nurses and medical technicians deployed to Mali for MEDFLAG 08, a multinational medical training exercise designed

  • Air Force Art Program visits RAFs Mildenhall, Lakenheath

    Phil Weisgerber and Harley Copic tell the Air Force story through the universal language of art -- both men have been contributing original works to the Air Force Art Program for decades. The artists arrived in the U.K. July 13 as part of a tour of both RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath to capture

  • 379 ECES 'Dirt Boyz' keep wing mission off 'bumpy roads'

    Their name implies what they do for a living and offers a distinct visual of how hard they work. They are the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron shop affectionately known as the "Dirt Boyz." They are considered by base leadership as an invaluable asset and a major support function. The

  • 48 CMS takes AFSO 21 to a new level

    The 48th Component Maintenance Squadron sensor shop is doing business a little bit differently nowadays, thanks to hard work, open minds and little "redecorating." In February, the shops that maintained the low altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night pods for RAF Lakenheath, Aviano Air