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    Heart Link helps Air Force spouses

    Air Force spouses can learn more about the Air Force lifestyle during the Airman & Family Readiness Center's Heart Link, June 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Eagles' Landing.Heart Link is a spouse orientation program geared toward strengthening military families and enhancing mission readiness. Heart Link's objective is to increase spouse
  • (Left) Staff Sgt. Timothy Miller and Tech. Sgt. Gilbert Wallers, both egress technicians with the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron egress technicians, remove pieces of equipment pilots use to breathe so they can be inspected. (Right) Airman 1st Class Raul Santos and Airman 1st Class David Hocker, both 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons team members, clean up their tools and equipment after finishing a 30 and 60 day inspection on an F-15 at RAF Mildenhall, England. The maintenance squadron is working out of RAF Mildenhall temporarily while their home runway at RAF Lakenheath, England, is being repaired. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Nathan Gallahan)

    Maintainers confront challenges, overcome all

    It has been a lot quieter around the base in recent weeks as all 48th Fighter Wing F-15 flying operations have moved to RAF Mildenhall due to required runway repairs here.While it's been quiet here, it's been bustling at the nearby tanker base thanks to the hard work and dedication of the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and all of the support

  • Lakenheath personnel and jets are built for speed

    Did you ever wonder how fast you could run the 100 meter dash or any other track and field race? Well a few members of RAF Lakenheath were able to find that out this year during time trials held at the base track April 9. The event was held to see if any participants qualified to represent the United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Force track
  • Staff Sgt. Michael Mizer, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants re-fueling maintenance specialist, opens a valve to the fuel tanks to dispel fuel to the re-fueling truck at Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base, Bulgaria, May 25. Sergeant Mizer and nearly 200 other Airmen are here to help the Bulgarian air force integrate into NATO, to increase combat capabilities and to build partnership capacities between the two air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany M. Deuel)

    48th LRS: Fueling the mission

    Unlike days long ago, people today live in a world always on the go. Everything is much faster. The modern person expects a 'fast' option for almost anything. Fast cash, fast food, fast service and most importantly, fast transportation. However, fast transportation does not come easy or cheap. No matter how shiny a car is or how new a jet's engine
  • 48th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen Senior Airman Sean Gallant and Airman 1st Class Thomas Brockman on the flightline at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, May 18. The Airmen are here to ensure U.S. and Bulgarian air forces can continue to train and build partnerships with one another during joint-exercise Sentry Gold designed to assist the integration of the Bulgarian air force into NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany M. Deuel)

    SFS protect Airmen, mission in Bulgaria

    He puts together his uniform and gathers his work equipment like all other Airmen. Socks, shirt, pants, boots and blouse. However, he adds a few more garments. Beret, bullet-proof vest and a fully-stocked M-16. He prepares to protect the mission and his fellow Airmen. He is an Airmen of the 48th Security Forces Squadron, and he is the law on the
  • Paul Bone, a contractor hired to maintain the grouds around RAF Lakenheath England, mows the grass here May 27, 2009. While mowing the grass may seem easy, many areas of the base contain rare and protected plant life, such as the wild grape hyacinth and perennial knawel. Protecting these plants are taken extremly seriously, to the point where some grasslands aren't mowed September through February allowing them to grow freely. Also, there are special mowing techniques used in other areas, which mimics rabbit grazing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lausanne Morgan)

    Rare plant life on RAF Lakenheath protected

    Every day members of the RAF Lakenheath community hear the roar of F-15E engines as they burst to life. Flight line traffic moves at a constant, fast pace; carrying out the mission of the U.S. Air Force. But beneath the asphalt, fuel, and hundreds of thousands of tons of metal, lies a delicate environment established in the Middle Ages.RAF
  • Since October 2009 there have been 17 DUIs at RAF Lakenheath. To prevent DUIs, plan accordingly. Multiple plans should be in place, if “Plan A” fails, “Plan B” is there to save the night and maybe someone’s career. Examples of these plans range from simply designating a driver who will have absolutely no alcohol to setting up taxi rides to and from wherever the party is. (Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Lausanne Morgan)

    DUI prevention... have a plan

    Article 15, loss of rank, forfeiture of pay, extra duty, separation from the Air Force and involuntary man slaughter - these are just some of the consequences a military member may face if they drive under the influence."DUI is crime," said Senior Master Sergeant Jeffrey Jacobson, 48th Security Forces Squadron 1st Sergeant. "If you choose to commit
  • GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR FORCE BASE, Bulgaria - Staff Sgt. Brian Maas, a fire fighter with the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England, scrapes paint from playground equipment here May 21, 2010. Airmen here for Sentry Gold, a joint-training exercise designed to integrate the Bulgarian air force into NATO operations and build partnership capacities between the two air forces, donated $1,600 and volunteered almost 1,000 man hours for the renovation of a park in nearby village Graf Ignatievo. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris Stagner)

    Extreme Home Makeover: Playground Edition

    The village of Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, is small. With a population of around 2,000 people, it's an eclectic mix of the past and present. It's just as easy to see a car drive by as it is to see a donkey pass.Entering the village is almost like taking a time machine to 1950 small-town U.S.A.; maybe more. Referring to the village's market, Staff
  • Airman 1st Class Jeremy Osinski, 1st Combat Communications Squadron infrastructure technician, ensures the connectivity of a phone at the operations desk at Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base, Bulgaria. The 1st CBCS is here as part of joint-training exercise Sentry Gold, an exercise designed to assist the Bulgarian air force as it continues its integration into NATO and to build partnerships between the two air forces. (Courtesy photo)

    1st CBCS supports Sentry Gold, builds partnerships in Bulgaria

    Airmen flood the flightline. Aircraft taxi, take off and land. Maintainers keep the planes safe for flight. It's busy.This is nothing out of the norm for flightlines across the U.S. Air Force, but this isn't a U.S. Air Force base. This is Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and the flightline is a contrast of both air forces'
  • Senior Airman Nathan Simonson, a pararescueman with the 56th Rescue Squadron, RAF Lakenheath England, skis below the Matterhorn peak April 7, 2010. Matterhorn is a peak within the Alps reaching 14,689 feet. Airman Simonson, along with six of his fellow PJs and a guide, were following the Haute Route from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland, while practicing their mountain rescue techniques. (Courtesy Photo)

    Alpine PJs Train for Mountain Rescues

    Some people learn within the confines of a climate-controlled classroom; others learn sitting on top of glaciers more than 13,000 feet above the surface of the earth.Pararescuemen from the 56th Rescue Squadron here prepared for mountain operations, possibly in Afghanistan, by training within one of the world's most famous mountain ranges, the Alps,
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