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  • Tech. Sgt. David Vazquez Velez, 48th Fighter Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment, inspects mission-oriented protective posture gear during an Aircrew Contamination Control Area training exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The training is conducted to ensure pilots and weapons systems officers can maintain mission readiness under any adverse conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

    Contamination control enhances readiness

  • An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, during a ‘Furious 48’ exercise Feb. 11, 2020. The readiness exercise spans two days and is intended to prepare U.S. Air Force personnel for sustained combat operations during contested and degraded environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)

    Liberty Wing completes ‘FURIOUS 48’ exercise

    The 48th Fighter Wing, 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Operations Wing completed a 48-hour readiness exercise Feb. 13.
  • A dental technician assigned to the 48th Dental Squadron prepares for a routine teeth cleaning at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 6, 2020. The 48th DS mission is to provide excellent, best-value oral health for readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

    Fillings of anxiety

    ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – It was a sleepless night. My hands are sweaty on the steering wheel as I pull into the parking lot. I’m dreading this moment. The pit in my stomach feels like it’s consuming me. I try to hold back the tears that are welling up in my eyes. I’m here for a simple examination but that feeling of imminent doom looms heavy in the air around me.
  • 48th Maintenance Group aerospace propulsion technicians test an F-15 aircraft engine at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2020. Technicians test and verify every engine to ensure each one is combat performance ready for the fighter squadrons at the Liberty Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)

    F-15 aircraft engine tested in 'Hush House'

    48th Maintenance Group aerospace propulsion technicians test an F-15 aircraft engine at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 5, 2020. Technicians test and verify every engine to ensure each one is combat performance ready for the fighter squadrons at the Liberty Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)
  • YYogi, a 48th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, retires from nearly ten years of service during a ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 30, 2020. During that time, YYogi amassed 5,746 hours of patrol and detection utilization searches and secured 14,936 items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

    Liberty Wing MWD retires from service

  • An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron takes off at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 8, 2020. The 492nd conducts routine training daily to ensure RAF Lakenheath brings unique air combat capabilities to the fight when called upon by United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)

    48-hours of limited night flying for USAF in East Anglia and Gloucestershire

    The 48th Fighter Wing, 100th Air Refueling Wing, 352nd Special Operations Wing and 501st Combat Support Wing will participate in a 48-hour readiness exercise Feb. 11-13 that will include limited flying at night.
  • A Child and Youth Program provider ushers children through an interactive vehicle display hosted by the 48th Logistic Readiness Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, 03 July 2019. Recently, approximately 250 providers had the opportunity network with Liberty Wing helping agencies to enhance their education in various areas of childcare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Williams-Jones)

    Balancing mission and family

    Approximately 250 Child and Youth Program providers from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, and RAF Alconbury participated in childcare training Jan. 25, here. The objective of the session was to provide additional education on the unique aspects of military life and certify staff training compliance with standards of health, safety, developmental programming, and child abuse prevention.
  • 1st Lt. Steven Brandt’s, 48th Contracting Squadron services flight commander, poses for a photo at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 27, 2020. Brandt’s Air Force innovation idea, ScootersAF, is one of eight innovations selected out of 143 submissions for the 2020 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)

    Liberty Wing Airman’s idea selected for Innovation Rodeo

    ScootersAF is one of eight innovations selected out of 143 submissions for the 2020 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo.
  • A child decorates an aircraft drawing with tissue paper during a deployed family dinner at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 15, 2020. The dinner is a monthly event that gives the spouses and children of deployed Airmen an opportunity to connect with other families in similar situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

    Liberty Wing supports families of deployed Airmen

    The 48th Force Support Squadron Airmen and Family Readiness Center hosts a monthly dinner for families of deployed Airmen.
  • Col. Will Marshall, 48th Fighter Wing commander, helps lay down a brick with Alice Pawsey, land owner of Lavenham Airfiled, at Lavenham Airfield, England, Jan. 20, 2020. Marshall visited Lavenham Airfield to help lay down the first brick for a long-lasting memorial honoring 233 U.S. military service members that died in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)

    Friends of Lavenham Airfield honor fallen WWII U.S. military service members

    The Friends of Lavenham Airfield hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial plaque dedicated to the 233 U.S. military service members that died in World War II, at Lavenham Airfield, England, Jan. 20.
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