• Fire Prevention: 21 tips for the grill master

    The RAF Lakenheath Fire Emergency Services Flight wants everyone to have a safe summer. Our fire inspectors are available to provide checks for your grills, propane cylinders and provide recommendations and assistance for the safety of your family. We strongly recommend you have a fire extinguisher

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • 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

  • NCO in charge of asset management displays "Integrity First"

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Gisela SolisUnit: 48th Communications SquadronDuty Title: NCO in charge of asset managementTime in Service: 6 yearsTime at 48th Fighter Wing: 1 year, 10 monthsHometown: Pembroke Pines, Fla.Hobbies: Running, cooking, education, traveling, watching movies and karaokeCore

  • Commentary - Senior Airman Lydia Faux 5: What is ‘Sexual Assault’?

    (Editor's note: All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real person, living or dead is purely coincidental.)When people think of rape and sexual assault, a common visualization is of a stranger, perhaps in a black hoodie or wearing a ski mask wielding a knife at

  • Commentary - We’re honored to serve with you

    It is truly a remarkable honor to take the flag as your new commander. Cindy and I cannot be more proud of the team we are joining, and we are ecstatic to continue the amazing progress that General and Mrs. Welsh effected in their tenure here. We are blessed to return for our seventh United States

  • The benefits of teamwork

    An eight-member jet engine maintenance team from the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint Air National Guard base, S.C., has been deployed here since April 9. The Airmen's role is to support their unit, which is currently deployed to Afghanistan, when they have jet engines that need rebuilding."Being

  • 48th Fighter Wing senior airmen selected for promotion

    The 48th Fighter Wing is proud to announce the following senior airmen who were selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant:48th Fighter WingMcgarrell, Nicholas TroyRosario, Santos Enrique JrWowk, Amanda Jean48th Maintenance GroupArmstrong, Cameron ConleeBarrett, Frank JBaxter, Samantha