• Breast Cancer: Not just an old ladies' disease

    October 1996, 30-year-old Staff Sergeant Lisa Vargas was newly engaged to be married and dreamed of having children. A month later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had been seen in the women's health clinic in July 1996 and received a breast examination, which yielded normal results. When

  • Calling all extras

    "Action!" That's what some Airmen could hear when they are cast for a part in a movie or other production - if they coordinate all of the approvals and abide by certain guidelines necessary prior to filming. According to Capt. Mary Danner, Deputy Director of the Air Force Entertainment Liaison

  • American txt support

    "We r proud of u." Leading up to Thanksgiving, America Supports You, a nationwide Department of Defense program, will launch an initiative to allow American citizens to text a message of "thanks" to military members serving around the world. These messages will be displayed on the America Supports

  • Aircrew flight equipment keeps pilots alive

    Without the support of the 48th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight, many of the aircraft at RAF Lakenheath might not be able to get off the ground. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen deal with everything a pilot needs for survival -- from the survival kits to the gravity suits

  • Exercise, Exercise, Exercise: Lakenheath flightline turned into combat zone

    More than 1,000 Liberty warriors participated in a local operations evaluation exercise from Oct. 16 to 18. Players in the exercise were evaluated by a team of about 40 people, 14 of which were augmented from Spangdahlem, Germany. The evaluators inspected the 48th Fighter Wing's NATO compliance. "It

  • Dale: Benefits of our military moving to all joint operations

    The benefits of our military moving towards all joint operations include each service member receiving a more complete understanding of the tactical and operational capability of each branch and an increased chance that the mission will be completed with little to no causalities. Joint operations

  • Nehls: The benefits of our military moving towards all joint operations

    Andrew Carnegie once said, "Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." I have been very fortunate thus far in my short

  • Servicemember of the year essays speak to joint operations

    USAFE Warriors, The following essays, written by two of our best and brightest, Senior Airman Matthew Dale from 3rd Air Force and Senior Airman Steven Nehls from the 31st Fighter Wing, depict how important each and every one of us are to the joint fight. Both competed for U.S. European Command