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  • Pride and professionalism personified

    Long ago, in a land far, far away, I was given a very valuable lesson about pride and professionalism. I was a brand new second lieutenant and my teacher was a staff sergeant. For the life of me, I can’t remember this fine young warrior’s name, but his actions and attitude about the mission left an

  • Education, smart thinking key to water safety

    As temperatures rise and daylight hours increase, I have no doubt many of you are making your way to the coasts of England and Europe, or to local swimming pools and lakes, to take part in water sports and activities we've been yearning for all winter. Unfortunately, during the 101 Critical Days of

  • Fulfilling a dream: Lakenheath author invites visitors to Cumburra

    In the Chinese tradition of celebrating first birthdays, a tray of various objects was placed before Kara Grace ManJian Siert by her foster parents in China to see which ones she would choose. The object she chose would signify her future. The only one Kara wanted was a pen. Today, with the help of

  • Arizona wide receiver visits The “Lik”

    Running routes in 94-degree heat is nothing new to Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. He does the same thing every summer in Tempe, Ariz., for training camp. But Tempe is a long way away from Incirlik, where Mr. Fitzgerald was running routes Wednesday afternoon with a bunch of

  • Smart Ops 21: 39th LRS streamlining processes for the better

    In a letter to Airmen, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne wrote that Air Force Smart Operations 21 signifies a shift in our thinking. It is centered on processes (groups of tasks) rather than tasks alone, which allows us to gain insights into the value, or lack of value, in each task we

  • Spouses receive funding to pursue degree

    Diane Rhinehart is ready to compete in the job market once her and her active-duty husband return to the United States next summer. During her stay here, the mother of four has completed her master's degree in education from the University of Phoenix with the help of the Air Force. Mrs. Rhinehart is

  • Liberty Wing welcomes new mission, aircraft

    The first two HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron arrived at RAF Lakenheath from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland via C-17 Monday and Tuesday. Five aircraft and many operators and maintainers are moving to RAF Lakenheath as part of the reallocation of the

  • USAFE RSS says "goodbye"

    The U.S. Air Force in Europe Regional Supply Squadron was inactivated during an official unit inactivation ceremony at Sembach Air Base June 7. In the next three years the Air Force will transform the current supply operations by merging them into a Global Logistics Support Center in the United

  • Nerve Center of Lakenheath garnishes AF-level award

    Some would describe the command post as the nerve center of the base. With 24 hour operations, 365 days a year, they are regularly taking in information and setting the base into motion. Whether it is a call to security forces about a threat at the post office or to a call to base commanders about

  • Good Samaritans lend helping hand to critically wounded accident victim

    SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- A quarter mile of debris; a demolished guardrail on the right side of the road and a shoe in the middle lane; the hood of a car on the left. This was the scene that two Spangdahlem Air Base members drove up on at approximately 6:45 a.m. May 6 on Autobahn A-1 near