Lakenheath medical squadron treats injured servicemembers

A quiet morning was shattered and lives changed with a single phone call to the base hospital emergency room at 8:20 a.m. Oct. 9. The Airman who picked up the phone listened attentively to the urgent message and reacted. The caller relayed the details -- it’s possible an aircraft carrying 32

Readiness Flight ready, willing to react to disaster

As evident by recent natural disasters in the United States, preparation is key to averting major loss of life and property. One organization here is charged with ensuring the wing is ready “just in case” a worst-case scenario arises -- the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness Flight.“We

Project CHEER offers free movies during holidays

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Services and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service are teaming up to support Project CHEER by offering free movies at select Air Force base movie theaters on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.In its second consecutive year, the free movie program, dubbed “Merry Movie

Combat Flightline program promotes excellence

Taking pride in their aircraft’s appearance and keeping them in top-notch shape has paid off for several dedicated crew chiefs within the command thanks to the Combat Flightline program.The program, which measures key maintenance data from the command’s flying wings in an effort to ensure aircraft

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Gift of life starts with small blood sample

As soon as she saw the stuffed toy moose sent as a thoughtful gift with the bone marrow for her daughter, Elaina, Darlene Ladner knew her very sick child would be OK.“When I saw the moose, I cried,” said Mrs. Ladner. “My nickname in high school was ‘Moose’ -- almost everything I owned had ‘Moose’

Incirlik Airmen help provide humanitarian aid to Pakistan

With the determination of a colony of ants whose home was destroyed, Airmen move through a maze of cargo on the flightline at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The mission: to provide humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Pakistan.It has been less than two weeks since a devastating earthquake rocked

Incirlik quick to assist Turkey with Pakistan earthquake aid

Incirlik played host to an array of international aircraft and provided round-the-clock manpower Oct. 18 - 19 while supporting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees humanitarian relief efforts to Pakistani victims of the Oct. 8 Kashmir earthquake.Five C-130s from Italy, Great Britain, Greece

AMOCC ensures assets get where they are needed

With more than 12 bases operating in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, making sure airlift assets are flowing smoothly can be a challenge.The Air Mobility Operations Control Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, plans, schedules, tasks and executes air mobility assets to support European Command and

Project CHEER helps brighten holiday season for Airmen

More than 72,000 Airmen throughout the command participated in at least one of the 1,200 Project CHEER events in 2004 - 2005.CHEER, which stands for Creating Hope, Energy, Enthusiasm and Recreation, runs from November through March annually to provide additional support to Airmen ages 18 - 25 during