• Lakenheath munitions unit garners Air Force-level award

    The 48th Munitions Squadron was awarded the Air Force Maintenance Excellence award recently. “From the time I took command it was obvious to me we were blessed with all the critical components necessary to be a world-class organization — a diverse, aggressive mission, unbelievable Senior NCO and NCO

  • Lieutenant earns historic slot as combat rescue officer

    A Royal Air Force Lakenheath company grade officer’s career change signifies a new chapter in his young career and in Air Force history. Second Lt. Anthony Lesmes, assigned to the 48th Munitions Squadron, was selected as one of the first combat rescue officers selected to cross train into the

  • Vanguard exercise comes to a close

    An exercise that was the result of an Air Force-level initiative to reinvigorate working relationships between the United States and United Kingdom militaries finishes up here April 29 after nearly three weeks of activity over British skies. The Vanguard exercise, a deployment exercise for the 81st

  • CASF nurse recounts work at ground zero

    Ten days after Sept. 11, 2001, a tall, quiet woman with inquiring eyes and curly brown hair mashed under her Kevlar helmet walked the perimeter of ground zero asking firemen, policemen, military members and others, “How can I help you?” Then-Capt. Melanie Howard was deployed from Stratton National

  • USAFE weather squadron earns AF award

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Operational Weather Squadron recently earned the 2004 Fawbush Miller Award for Outstanding Weather Squadron. The Air Force-level Fawbush Miller Award is decided through packages submitted from the eight operational weather squadrons around the world. The squadron here,

  • Suggestions bring in AF-level awards for USAFE members

    Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the 2004 Air Force Productivity Excellence awards. Two U.S. Air Forces in Europe organizations and one individual recently received top honors for their money-saving improvements for the Air Force. USAFE’s Air Force-level unit award winners are:

  • Spangdahlem broadcaster takes top AF honors for radio show

    An on-air personality from Detachment 9, American Forces Network, won the 2005 Air Force Media Award Contest in the Radio Entertainment Program Category. Staff Sgt. Deb Decker, NCOIC of News, took first place for her work on Eifel Saturday Morning. “I was a little surprised by the win since radio

  • Spangdahlem Airmen train with new high-tech weapon

    The sound of gunfire ricocheting off concrete walls is an everyday occurrence for the troops at the combat arms training and maintenance unit here. One of the few indoor Air Force firing ranges, the range features a target retrieval system and a hard gel backstop, which will soon be replaced by a

  • Tony's story: A brother's lesson in drug abuse

    It was Saturday morning, May 5, 1995, when the police told me my brother was dead. They told me over the telephone and were very cavalier about it. But I understand why they were so callous. My brother had died of a heroin overdose, and they probably figured I was junkie too. I came from a normal

  • A life less ordinary: AF family opens arms to autism

    The walls in the Dallas’ home aren’t festooned with art, but with boards. There are boards with schedules, with charts, with pictures to guide 4-year-old Liam, and establish routines for every-day tasks such as washing his hands (turn on water, wash hands, turn off water and dry hands) or going