• 75th annual USO tour visits RAF Lakenheath

    The United Services Organization kicked off the European leg of its 2016 tour March 16 in Hangar 7 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath.Continuing its 75th annual worldwide tour, RAF Lakenheath was one of eight overseas performances, bringing along celebrity guests, including Carolina Panthers cornerback,

  • Airmen volunteers support 57th RQS, participate in urban CSAR exercise

    Pararescuemen, or PJs, of the 57th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angels worked with the U.K. Fire Service College to conduct an urban search-and-rescue exercise at Moreton-in-Marsh, England, from Feb. 29 to March 4."We were able to execute several realistic training scenarios and freshen up on PJ skills

  • New brown bin change for West Suffolk Residents

    Starting April 4, the brown bin service is scheduled to change in the West Suffolk Area.The brown bin service is a country-wide program, which recycles garden waste and biodegradable kitchen waste.According to the West Suffolk Council, the new brown bin service has been implemented due to changes in

  • To infinity and beyond! (Or life after high school)

    It's spring of 2016, and seniors here are preparing for the next stage of their lives.With only 16 weeks until graduation, these students are making their last days count. Whether it's waiting on college acceptance letters, frantically applying for scholarships, or maintaining that perfect grade

  • Senior Airman BTZ? Be the 'Wolf!'

    There are three meetings I attend every week, and they're the most important meetings in my current job. The first is Wing Stand-Up, held three days a week, where we cover the status of our aircrew, pararescuemen, all 81 combat aircraft, the airfield, communications and logistics. Our mission is

  • Pave Hawks: The Key to CSAR

    The 56th Rescue Squadron provides rapid, deployable, worldwide combat search and rescue in support of humanitarian assistance, non-combatant evacuation and disaster relief capability for the U.S. European Command combatant commander and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in peacetime."Because of the nature

  • Training to perfection

    Whizzing through the air, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot flies high above the earth.Suddenly, the engine stops turning the rotor, and the helicopter begins descending back down to the ground.The pilot remains calm and lets the Pave Hawk drop before letting the engine turn the main rotor again

  • Rethinking Innovation – USAFE units get ‘mad’

    Innovation Madness kicks off March 10 for the second installment of USAFE-AFAFRICA's unique awards program meant to stimulate a culture of innovation around the command.The second annual competition will award six monetary prizes.  The wing declared most innovative will receive $175,000 to be used

  • Surge ops increases air traffic

    The 48th Fighter Wing's jets are flying more sorties during the month of March."We are exercising the ability to fly a massive amount of sorties in a short amount of time, and preparing our pilots for operations that are outside the norm, so that they are ready in a stressful environment, to go out