• Commentary: Leadership at every level

    Throughout my Air Force career, I have always pondered the true meaning of what leadership really is and how one becomes a great leader. What traits make someone a true leader? Is it solely based on rank, position held or does it lie in approachability? While rank and duty position may play a role

  • Keeping equipment fit for duty

    Pilots must always be ready to go when tasked with a mission, therefore, so must their gear. With such a high-speed lifestyle, situations can arise where their skills and equipment are put to the test. Survival can be make or break, largely depending on their equipment.During the NATO Baltic Air

  • Weather or not they fly

    Weather can change at a moment's notice, and the F-15C Eagles deployed to Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, need to remain ready to fly. Not only does weather affect pilots waiting for the go, but it also affects the mission of all Airmen deployed here. Four F-15C Eagles and aircrew members from the

  • Lakenheath Community Bulletins

    Interested in submitting an announcement or notice to the Lakenheath Community Bulletins? Contact the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office at 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 at:

  • 48th AEG supports Baltic Air Policing

    The United States Air Force took control of the Baltic Air Policing mission from the Belgian air force during a change of command ceremony at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, Jan. 3, 2014. Almost 150 Airmen are deployed to Lithuania throughout the next four months as part of the 48th Air Expeditionary

  • Airmen’s identities released following fatal USAF helicopter crash

    Capt. Christopher S. Stover, Capt. Sean M. Ruane, Tech. Sgt. Dale E. Mathews, and SSgt Afton M. Ponce were the HH-60G aircrew members killed in a crash on the Norfolk coast Tuesday evening.An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter carries a four-person aircrew - a pilot, co-pilot, and two special mission

  • Four Airmen killed in USAF helicopter crash

    Four Airmen were killed in a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crash at about 6 p.m. yesterday near Salthouse on the Norfolk coast. Names of the Airmen killed in the crash will be released 24 hours after next-of-kin notifications.U.S. military officials are coordinating the recovery efforts

  • USAF helicopter crashes on Norfolk coast

    A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed at about 6 p.m. today near Salthouse on the Norfolk coast. The aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, was on a low-level training mission when the crash occurred. The conditions of the four crew members are unknown at this time.As soon as