• Traffic management apprentice displays "Service before Self"

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Heath GoinsUnit: 48th Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty Title: Traffic management apprenticeTime in Service: 1 year, 9 monthsTime at Lakenheath: 1 year, 4 monthsHometown: Charleston, W. Va. Hobbies: Weight lifting, keeping fit, traveling and sight-seeingCore Value

  • 10% Cotton, 90% Polyester, 100% Heart

    He's flown on countless aircraft with the Royal Air Force and U.S. Air Force, racking up hundreds of flight hours and even deployed for nine months, but most importantly, he's always ready for cuddle time. The RAF Valley Wing Commander Bear is a stuffed bear who rides shotgun in aircraft all over

  • One force, one network: the AFNet migration

    The 48th Fighter Wing will soon become the first U.K. base and the second U.S. Air Forces in Europe base to migrate its computer users to a central Air Force Network.Over a period of 22 days, from Oct. 15, 2012 to Nov. 5, 2012, cyber technicians will begin migrating RAF Lakenheath workstations,

  • Road closure near Nathan Gate

    Norwich road, from the housing office entrance to the traffic lights, will be closed Sept. 15 - 16 due to demolition of the guard shack on Norwich road, which is located near Gate 2 (also known as Nathan Gate). Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. All lanes at this location will be

  • 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@lakenheath.af.mil for more information.Did you know that RAF Lakenheath is on Facebook, YouTube and Flickr? Check us out

  • Intelligence analyst displays "Excellence in All We Do"

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Amanda Tavares Unit: 48th Operations Support SquadronDuty Title: Intelligence analystTime in Service: 1 year, 7 monthsTime at Lakenheath: 10 monthsHometown: Corpus Christi, TexasHobbies: Listening to country music, hunting, dancing, taking care of my younger sister

  • FOD moves in mysterious ways

    I was driving out to a photo job a few weeks ago and noticed a vehicle on the flightline with the letters FOD on it, which stands for Foreign Object Debris. After crossing the runway, I happened to glance down and saw a huge bolt out of the corner of my eye laying on the edge of the flightline. I