• 48th MDG makes it three in a row

    The 48th Medical Group continued its winning streak for the third consecutive Air Force Surgeon General's Best Hospital of the Year award, a feat some among the group thought was unlikely."It is unheard of that a hospital could win three years in a row," said Col. Joseph Legan, 48th MDG commander.

  • Take money matters into own hands with TSP

    Last week, Lajes Field saw huge success in savings with the events of Military Saves Week. With the goal of encouraging servicemembers to make the pledge to be financially secure, one airman accepted the challenge while another shared her experiences of financial success. Being one of the Air

  • Terceira native becomes Lajes Political Affairs officer

    "Measures impact of local, regional, national and global issues on mission; vital liaison to Portuguese Air Force leadership." This statement was taken from part of the job description for a 65th Air Base Wing Political Affairs officer at Lajes Field. Since 1946, this position has helped U.S. Air

  • USAFE team, senior NCO win national award

    The Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command Vehicles Branch and one of its senior NCOs recently proved the USAFE logistics program is among the best the U.S. has to offer by winning two Association of Equipment Management Professionals awards.The branch and Master Sgt. Jeremy Parks, USAFE

  • German, U.S. officials meet to discuss proposed new KMC Medical Center

    U.S. senior military leaders hosted German federal, state and local government representatives at the Armstrong Club Feb. 27 to talk about the proposed new Kaiserslautern Military Community Medical Center.The purpose of the meeting was to familiarize the German leaders with the current status of the

  • Major receives German award for moral courage

    "There was no time to think; I just did it ... it was about helping someone out and doing the right thing."Maj. Deron Warren, an emergency room physician for the Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility in Germany, stopped a robbery at a restaurant in Kaiserslautern, Germany, in April 2011. For his

  • Energy-efficient dorm improves quality of life

    The 31st Fighter Wing continues to make "green" strides with the recent ground breaking ceremony for its new energy efficient dormitory. "The quality of life is going to be vastly different from what it has been in the past," said Master Sgt. Harold Ackett, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron programs