If you are inquiring about a base visit, we regret to inform you that we have suspended the RAF Lakenheath tour program for the 2024 season. Please rest assured that this suspension of tours is a temporary measure. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Thank you for your continued interest in RAF Lakenheath and the 48th Fighter Wing.
Squadrons are permitted one group photo per year by the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office. Please coordinate with your squadron CSS team before making requests as they may be tracking a base-wide photo day and have more details. Requests can be made through the Public Affairs Productivity Portal.
If you would like to promote an event and/or program, you can make a post on our base bulletin, which can be found at: https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/bulletin
If you would like to file a noise complaint, please send the following information through the contact form below: date, time, and location of the incident, number of aircraft involved, type of aircraft (include any markings, colors, or details observed), if damage to person or property has occurred please list details, and your contact information if you would like a formal response back.
All publicly released imagery produced by 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs can be found at https://dvidshub.net/unit/48fwpa
If you are interested in scheduling a flyover for an event, please send a request through the USAFE Aerial Events website: https://www.usafe.af.mil/Aerial-Events/
We are unable to give you our flight schedule.
There is a publicly accessible viewing area located just outside the base at the intersection of Wangford Road and A1065.
We are unable to release information regarding personnel or how to contact them.
We do not have the funding to acquire or mail squadron patches; if you would like to purchase one, you can find them online at popular unit patch manufacturers or purchase them from a squadron booster club when you see them at local off-base events.
The base hospital doesn't issue birth certificates, Birth certificates are issued off base at the County council's registration office, your parents should have then reported your birth to the US Embassy and get a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
This is how the process works:
- Baby is born on base, and the hospital gives a proof of birth (this is just medical paperwork or a memo) - You go to the local county council office (probably Suffolk County in Bury St Edmunds, but if they lived in Norfolk then Norfolk County) registration office and register your baby for birth, this is where you get an official birth certificate - You then take that birth certificate along with other paperwork and you report the birth to the U.S. Embassy in London, you will then get a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) certificate, this can serve as your U.S. Birth Certificate that proves you are U.S. Citizen.
You will need to contact the local county registrar's office, the U.S. Embassy in London, or you can try and request a new CRBA online. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/records-and-authentications/requesting-a-vital-record-as-a-u-s--citizen/replace-amend-CRBA.html
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-ceremonies https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/apply-for-a-copy-of-a-birth-marriage-or-death-certificate/apply-for-a-copy-of-a-birth-certificate
We do ask that the applicant provides you with a direct point of contact that can provide you with the requested information, as we don’t have a department that can assist with this type of request