• Reapers take flight during Frisian Flag 2012

    More than 60 fighter jets from nine countries participated in the Frisian Flag 2012 exercise at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 16 - 27, including F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron. The annual exercise is designed to bring fighter pilots from multiple nations together to work on

  • 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

  • From the sky to the pitch

    Capt. Jeremiah Carlson, 494th Fighter Squadron weapons system officer, and 1st Lt. Sean O'Keefe, 492nd Fighter Squadron weapon systems officer, have taken their fight from the sky to the pitch. These 48th Fighter Wing WSOs made the U.S. Air Force Rugby Team after trying out and then winning the 34th

  • Customer support journeyman displays "Service Before Self"

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class William MerkelUnit: 48th Force Support SquadronDuty Title: Customer support journeymanTime in Service: 2 yearsTime at Lakenheath: 7 monthsHometown: Middletown, R.I. Hobbies: Visiting with friends and family, traveling, reading, listening to music, watching movies,

  • Little shadows follow Airmen

    More than 500 students from RAFs Lakenheath and Feltwell schools were given the opportunity to be part of an educational experience during the Department of Defense Dependents Schools' Job Shadow Day April 27, 2012.During the day, a variety of work centers across RAFs Lakenheath, Feltwell and

  • Eagle Eye on Gardening

    The Boy Scouts of America Troop 219 teamed with members from the 48th Medical Group and the Lakenheath High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps to clean-up a gardening area, construct two gardening boxes and install a water collection system at Raleigh Nursery and Junior School April 22,

  • Unit fitness progam monitor displays "Excellence in All We Do"

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Steven EvansUnit: 48th Security Forces SquadronDuty Title: Security 1 unit fitness program monitor Time in Service: 3 yearsTime at Lakenheath: 2 years, 6 monthsHometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.Hobbies: Fitness and familyCore Value Portrayed: "Excellence in All We Do"How

  • Lakenheath Community Bulletin

    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

  • Roth TSP launch date announced

    The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announced at its quarterly inter-agency meeting of Thrift Savings Plan coordinators that May 7, 2012 will be the day that the TSP will begin to accept Roth TSP contributions. The Roth TSP will allow Federal civilian employees and members of the