• Hydration at its finest

    Water is important in everyone's daily life. Everyone drinks it, use it to wash their cars, water their lawns and flush their toilets, but people usually don't pay much attention to it. Luckily the 48th Civil Engineering Squadron utilities flight has got their back. The 48th Civil Engineering

  • Drivers' first priority is the road, avoid distractions

    From changing the radio station, to downing an iced vanilla latte, to soothing a crying baby, distractions inside and outside of the car can make it hard to concentrate on the road. In a recent study done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65

  • Ryder Cup steps off in full swing

    Forty Airmen, civilian employees and dependants from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall took place in this years Ryder Cup golf tournament, despite pouring rain. The Aug. 18-19 Ryder Cup included Brig. Gen. John Hesterman, 48th Fighter Wing commander, Col. John Clarke, 48th Mission Support Group

  • School's new faces include more than students

    Children attending Liberty Intermediate and Lakenheath Middle Schools will see new faces this year as both schools have new principals. Both Terri Marshall and John Fletcher are no strangers to Europe, but this is a first-time for each of them to be assigned to the United Kingdom. Mr. Fletcher is

  • Airmen invited to “do something amazing”

    As part of its "Do Something Amazing" national advertising campaign, the Air Force is offering Airmen the opportunity to submit videos showing Air Force members in action, the best of which will be posted to the official web site - www.dosomethingamazing.com. "In the spirit of the ad campaign, we

  • Summer's end should not mean laxer safety measures

    As the traditional summer period of increased injuries and fatalities across the Air Force winds down this weekend, U.S. Air Forces in Europe leaders, from General William T. Hobbins, commander, down to first-level supervisors, are stressing the importance of staying focused and not letting

  • Aircraft armament tech takes the spotlight

    Airman 1st Class Julian Nurse, an aircraft armament technician, was recently nomiated for the Liberty Spotlight for his constant display of the Air Force core value, "Service Before Self."Unit: 48 Munitions Squadron, aircraft armament Commander: Maj. Brian Tolsen Time in service: One year Time at

  • New requirement prompts smart operations initiative

    The 48th Medical Group here is in the middle of an Air Force Smart Operations of the 21st Century initiative that could save Airmen a lot of time away from the work place. The medical group's AFSO21 process, which began Aug. 20, is intended to streamline Airmen's medical readiness process while