• Lakenheath Airman has sights set on AF Academy

    Perfection is what he strives for on a daily basis. After all, his job could mean the difference between life and death for pilots.As a 48th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, Senior Airman Justin Bishop's strive for perfection helped him earn Senior

  • Community Bulletin: May 28, 2015

    Interested in submitting an announcement or notice to the Lakenheath Community Bulletins?Contact the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office at DSN 226-2151 or e-mail 48fw.painternal@us.af.mil for more information.Did you know that RAF Lakenheath is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Check us out

  • Lakenheath observes National Police Week

    President John F. Kennedy established National Police Week in 1962, to honor the men and women, past and present, who protect and serve. Fast-forward 53 years, the 48th Fighter Wing still honors the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving as security forces Airmen.The wing hosted a

  • Lakenheath hosts exchange program forum

    More than fifty Airmen met for the Military Personnel Exchange Program forum at Eagles Landing on Royal Air Force Lakenheath, May 19th and 20th.The MPEP is a program which transfers Airmen, from a variety of career fields, to a host nation's air force for three years."This exchange program provides

  • Liberty Spouses Dining-In celebrates, unites spouse community

    More than 160 Lakenheath spouses gathered together here, May 8, to show their appreciation for one another at the first-ever Liberty Spouses Dining-In.The dining-in theme, "A Night at the Movies," drove spouses to create teams within their squadrons or groups, choose a movie to represent their unit

  • Lakenheath historian receives AF awards for excellence

    Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, has awarded two major awards to a Liberty Airman for exceptional work documenting the events, changes and mission here.Peter Law, 48th Fighter Wing historian, received the Allan S. Major Award for best history program and the Dennis F. Casey Award for excellence in

  • RAF Lakenheath's Military Minute

    Here's a snapshot of events happening around the Liberty Wing next week. National Police Week takes place May 15 through May 22. To kick things off, there will be an opening ceremony and softball tournament May 15 at 4 p.m. at the Lakenheath softball fields.  Other events include a ruck march May 18

  • Lakenheath, Mildenhall Airmen remember VE Day

    On this day, we remember.May 8 marked the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, which ended World War II and the Nazi tyranny in Europe."My dear friends, this is your hour," said Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. "This is not victory of a party or of any class.

  • Valuable moments no longer go unseen

    In November 2014, the 48th Fighter Wing was named one of only two finalists in the running to be the best installation in the Air Force.While first place narrowly eluded the Liberty Airmen, their efforts earned them $400,000 in second-place prize money and the opportunity to decide how it would be