• Team effort saves NCO

    From asleep to awake in seconds ... a pair of sharp stings from a scorpion known as the "death stalker" jolted a member of the 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron awake in the early morning hours of Nov. 18. Staff Sgt. Monique Munro-Harris, 506th EMEDS biomedical equipment technician deployed from

  • Holiday drinking; surviving past the New Year

    With the holiday season already upon us, many thoughts come to mind: family, gifts, traveling, parties, bills, etc. However, one thought that should be considered carefully is drinking. During the holidays drinking is only more prevalent, but alcohol related incidents also increase. To avoid ruining

  • Explosive - Ordnance - Disposal

    Imagine seeing a suspicious looking package on RAF Lakenheath. No one knows who it belongs to or how it got there. The 48th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight is the first to be called in to investigate. The mission of RAF Lakenheath's EOD flight is to provide improvised

  • Fitness: More than just muscle

    The new year is quickly approaching. What's your new year's resolution? This year, why not join the many who make the resolution to be fit? Scientific studies show physical activity can produce health benefits such as weight loss, increased stamina, increased efficiency of the heart and lungs,

  • Line is Ready: Fire!

    Every year approximately 7,000 Airmen complete a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course at RAF Feltwell; training ensures Airmen based in the U.K. are prepared to complete the Air Force mission in combat. "No matter who you are, no matter what job you have, when you deploy you are now a

  • Liberty opens doors to new homes

    The first phase in a five phase housing project for RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall family housing finished Dec. 1. The project, which began in early 2005, will open it's first units Wednesday. The remaining units will open in different intervals through fiscal year 2011. Total funding for the

  • Don’t invite disaster to holiday celebrations

    The guests have left and the dishes are done. It's time to turn off the Christmas tree lights and go to bed. STOP! Have you forgotten something? What if one of the guests accidentally dropped a cigarette between the cushions of the couch where it could smolder undetected for hours? The first sign is

  • Thanksgiving service at Ely Cathedral

    Chaplains from Royal Air Force Mildenhall set up a night of giving thanks at the historical Cathedral of Ely, which was built in 673 A.D. Although Thanksgiving wasn't celebrated until almost 950 years after the cathedral was built, the end of World War II gave the allies common ground to be

  • Project CHEER: Program provides special events, activities for single Airmen

    As military serving overseas, not all service members will be able to travel home to the U.S. to celebrate the holiday season with their families. For those away from family this holiday season, Project CHEER: Creating Hope, Energy, Enthusiasm and Recreation, provides special events and programming

  • Medics move into cyber world

    One of the first things we tell newcomers to the 48th Medical Support Squadron, besides how lucky they are to be part of a truly exceptional 48th Medical Group and historic and storied 48th Fighter Wing, is how vitally important it is for us to provide the utmost in customer service to our