• Fuels team keeps Golden Lance flying

    No matter how technically advanced, without fuel aircraft can't fly.The 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron sent a 10-person fuels team to support the F-15C Eagles participating in Operation Golden Eagle, a NATO partnership-building exercise with the Romanian Air Force.When the team arrived, they

  • Regenerating Golden Lance

    CAMPIA TURZII AIR BASE, Romania -- Airman 1st Class Zane Wilms, 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, checks the underside of an F-15C Eagle on the flightline here Oct. 28. The aircraft had just returned from a mission for Operation Golden Lance, a NATO

  • Keeping pilots ready to step

    A pilot flying an F-15 has many things on his mind. One thing that shouldn't be is whether his gear is serviceable.Keeping that gear fully functional is the responsibility of the Airmen and NCOs who maintain aircrew flight equipment."Anything the pilot needs personally to fly or, in the event of an

  • Phase 1 ORI

    The 48th Fighter Wing was tested on its worldwide responsive combat air power and its support in meeting the nation's objectives during the operational readiness inspection Oct. 25 to 27.  From cargo and personnel movement to force protection condition implementation, the team of inspectors took a

  • Dock chief displays 'Service Before Self'

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Daniel GuerraUnit: 48th Component Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Aerospace Propulsion CraftsmanTime in Service: 11 yearsTime at Lakenheath: 1 year, 4 monthsHometown: Harlingen, TXHobbies: Fishing, camping and basketballCore Value Portrayed: "Service Before Self"How does

  • How to avoid phishing

    Your bank account has been frozen! The preceding statement has been received by many personnel in an attempt to fool the user into providing bank information, including user names, personal identification numbers and passwords.All personnel need to remember that banks will never ask for passwords or

  • Lakenheath Community Bulletins

    School Volunteer OpportunitiesLakenheath High School is looking for base personnel (military, civilian, and spouses) to represent their alma mater on Tuesday Nov. 30 from 6pm to 8pm. This event is a great opportunity for high school students to become informed of a wide range of universities,

  • Jet arrival marks start of Golden Lance

    A fleet of 10 F-15Cs from the 493rd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England, arrived here Oct. 21 for the start of Operation Golden Lance.The objective of the exercise is to build partnership capabilities by conducting joint air-to-air combat training operations with the Romanian Air

  • Combat Comm wires up Golden Lance

    Operation Golden Lance is a large-scale exercise involving more than 150 U.S. Air Force personnel, 10 fighter aircraft and dozens of pieces of support equipment.Coordinating these assets would be much more difficult if Airmen couldn't communicate with each other.In this relatively austere location,