• Commentary - Thriving outside the biodome

    Staying fit, sharpening our knowledge about suicide and building resiliency are all hot topics in today's Air Force. As all of these elements are crucial, resiliency encompasses almost everything that weighs heavy in our day-to-day missions.Military families know how difficult times can be when

  • How to save the world

    Americans recycled only 87 million of the 251 million tons of trash generated in 2012, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.The amount of garbage increases every year, making it easy to see how the distant, but not so unrealistic, future world from the movie WALL-E can come to

  • Innovate or Bust: egress gets a makeover

    "I'm about to break your egress shop, sir. Is that okay?"Master Sgt. Kenneth Kelly, 48th Component Maintenance Squadron accessories flight superintendent, admitted it was nerve-racking asking Maj. Mark Gray, 48th CMS commander, about implementing innovative, yet radical, changes to maximize the

  • Liberty Spotlight: Capt. Martin

    Name and Rank: Capt. Megan MartinUnit: 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Duty Title: Public Health Operations ChiefTime in Service: 5 years, 5 monthsTime at RAF Lakenheath: 2 years, 4 monthsHometown: Hudson, OhioHobbies: Traveling, English and Western horseback riding, cooking, Ph.D candidate,

  • Community Bulletins: Nov. 26

     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

  • To innovate, we can't be afraid to fail

    "Throughout history, people with new ideas - who think differently and try to change things - have always been called troublemakers." - Richelle Mead, author.The Air Force is pushing hard for us to innovate. You hear it when our senior leaders give speeches or post articles imploring us to improve.

  • The footprint of the Jolly Green Giant

    Green feet mean rescue. Tech. Sgt. Mathew Macella, 56th Rescue Squadron pararescueman blue team non-commissioned officer in charge, succinctly summed up the explanation for all the stickers of green feet found around Royal Air Force Lakenheath and what they mean for the 56th RQS.The origin of the

  • Liberty Spotlight: Senior Airman Henderson

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Branton HendersonUnit: 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Duty Title: Aircraft Inspection Section JourneymanTime in Service: 3 years, 8 monthsTime at RAF Lakenheath: 6 monthsHometown: Columbus, Ga.Hobbies: Playing sports, weightlifting, reading and travelingCore Values

  • Community Bulletins: Nov. 20

    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