• Two birds, one stone: Airmen stay fit, raise money for combat dining

    Airmen gathered at RAF Lakenheath Fitness Center on March 25 to compete in the Liberty 56 Fitness Challenge to raise money for the 48th Fighter Wing's Third Annual Combat Dining-In.Combat dining-ins are military traditions for all services."I did the challenge because the [combat] dining-in is a

  • Afghan firefighters conduct first live burn at KAF

    Afghan firefighters from the Kandahar Air Wing participated in a live-burn exercise, March 29, which marked the first time the group demonstrated battling an internal structure fire at Kandahar Air Field."Before the live-burn exercise," said Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Berry, 738th Air Expeditionary

  • AFAF starts at Lakenheath

    The 2011 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign started here March 28 and will run to May 6. This year's theme is "Commitment to Caring" and continues the AFAF's heritage of Airmen taking care of Airmen. Contributions to this campaign will help support four Air Force charities. The Air Force Aid

  • Liberty Warrior awarded Purple Heart

    Senior Airman Edgar Veguilla received a Purple Heart on March 28, 2011, for injuries received when a gunman boarded their bus at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, and opened fire on his security forces team and the bus driver on March 2, 2011. Airman Veguilla was the last of four Airmen who

  • Passport agent embodies 'Service before Self'

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Erica ElamUnit: 48th Force Support SquadronDuty Title: Passport agent Time in Service: 3 Years, 4 MonthsTime at Lakenheath: 1 year, 11 monthsHometown: Spring Lake, N.C.Hobbies: Traveling and site seeing Core Value Portrayed: Service Before SelfHow does the individual

  • US Air Force F-15E Incident in Libya; Crew Recovered

    Two crew members ejected from their U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle when the aircraft experienced equipment malfunction over northeast, Libya, March 21, at approximately 10:30 p.m. CET. Both crew members ejected and are safe. The aircraft, based out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, was

  • Potential furlough discussed at Town Hall meetings

    The 48th Mission Support Group hosted town hall meetings March 18 to discuss a potential furlough of U.S. federal employees."We want you to ultimately be prepared for anything that may happen," said Col. Cassie Barlow, 48th MSG commander.Currently, the U.S. government is operating under a Continuing