• Top Tip: proper wear of sage green fleece

    Airmen are authorized to wear the sage green fleece in cold weather conditions. Authorized accessories that can be worn with the fleece include black leather, green leather, suede or knit gloves. Black or green knit cap, black scarves, and black earmuffs.The sage green fleece can only be worn over

  • Liberty Wing E-4s selected for staff sergeant

    Air Force officials August 9 selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent.The average score for those selected was 282.88, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years, respectively.

  • Kitchen fires not so hot

    The RAF Lakenheath Fire Department has responded to four cooking-related house fires in the past 45 days, compared to zero at the same time last year.Tech. Sgt. Nathan Elkins, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector, said that people living in housing now than in years prior and lack of

  • Lakenheath Community Bulletins

    Road ClosureThe main route linking RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall between Holywell Row and Eriswell will be closed for resurfacing work Sept. 5-10. The official alternative route, which will be sign-posted, is via Mildenhall and the five-ways roundabout. Closure will be from approximately 7

  • Weapons Load Crew Team Member displays 'Excellence in All We Do'

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Christopher Harsey Unit: 48th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Weapons Load Crew Team MemberTime in Service: One year and six monthsTime at Lakenheath: Nine monthsHometown: Middleburg, Fla.Hobbies: Football, paintball, huntingCore Value Portrayed: Excellence

  • Lakenheath Community Bulletins

    Royal Mail Parking Lot ClosureThe Royal Mail parking lot adjacent to the Post Office will be closed from the afternoon of Aug. 13 through the evening of Aug. 18 for repaving. The main parking lot will remain open.Community Bank Late OpeningCommunity Bank will be open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug.

  • Your vote counts: ballots free via express mail

    November's general election is less than 90 days away. The Federal Voting Assistance Program opened its 24 hour a day, 7 day a week call center. The call center makes voting information accessible to voters living in other time zones and ensures that all issues are addressed.Voters can call

  • RAF Lakenheath Post Office to briefly close Aug. 13

     The Post Office will be closed August 13 from noon to 3 p.m. for an official function. Mail receptacles will still be available but the parcel pickup, customer service and finance windows will be closed during this time.