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  • Lakenheath observes National Police Week

    President John F. Kennedy established National Police Week in 1962, to honor the men and women, past and present, who protect and serve. Fast-forward 53 years, the 48th Fighter Wing still honors the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving as security forces Airmen.The wing hosted a

  • OHA audit irregularities update

    The 86th Civil Engineer Squadron housing office, in conjunction with the Air Force Audit Agency, recently completed an overseas housing allowance audit of approximately 5,000 contracts here May 18, 2015.The audit's purpose was to review lease contracts to determine if controls were in place to

  • Patriot Files: a rainy day in June

    The light rain began to soak through his uniform.It was nearly 4 a.m. and Tech. Sgt. Bill Toombs stood outside his barracks, waiting for a ride to the chow hall, when he heard something strange off in the distance."Listen to the thunder," a friend said, as both he and Toombs heard the resounding

  • AFOSI Det. 512 proves itself best in Air Force

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 512 was recently awarded the 2014 Air Force-level Detachment of the Year award.The detachment was officially notified by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Keith Givens, U.S. Air Force OSI commander, April 7, 2015."Every person at Det. 512 contributed

  • Children remembered during Kindergraves ceremony

    U.S. service members gathered alongside  German community members to honor 451 children who passed away during the years 1952 to 1971  ,as part of the Kindergraves memorial service May 16, 2015, in Kaiserslautern, Germany.The memorial service is held annually the week following Mother's Day to honor

  • A-10s, Airmen deploy to Slovakia as part of TSP

    A small contingent of approximately 40 Airmen and four A-10  Thunderbolt II's from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed to Sliac Air Base, Slovakia, May 16, 2015,  in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.Of the 12 A-10s deployed to Europe as a theater security package, these four will

  • Breedlove visits NATO forces in Turkey

    Gen. Philip Breedlove, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, visited the Spanish Patriot Unit deployed to Adana, Turkey in support of the NATO-led Patriot missile augmentation of Turkish air defenses, May 14, 2015.As part of the visit, Breedlove toured

  • ODC-Turkey personnel contribute time, resources for Syrian Refugees

    Personnel from Department of Defense-Ankara volunteered their time and resources to make lunches for refugees who call Turkey their home.Volunteers worked together to build more than 100 lunches filled with sandwiches, fruit and candy for families who have become refugees. The lunches were delivered