• Operations first sergeant best in Air Force

    When Master Sgt. Darryl Ross of the 48th Operations Group was told he'd been named the Air Force First Sergeant of the Year, he was both grateful and relieved."I was relieved that the wait was over," said Sergeant Ross, who has just arrived from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and first won at

  • Lakenheath SNCO among 12 Outstanding Airmen

    When Senior Master Sgt. Steven Higgins of the 48th Communications Squadron found out he was one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, his reaction was as one would expect."It was a shock, considering how many truly outstanding Airmen we have in our Air Force," said the 25-year Air

  • School Bus Office moving to RAF Feltwell

    The RAF Lakenheath School Bus Office will be closed August 5 and 6, and will permanently move to RAF Feltwell, Building 58.The new office will open for business August 9. There will no longer be a bus office on Lakenheath.For more information, the temporary phone number is DSN 226-7013, civilian

  • Lakenheath Community Bulletins

    Duxford American Air DayImperial War Museum Duxford will hold its annual American Air Day August 20, highlighting the airpower abilities of the U.S. Air Force and its historic link to Duxford Air Field, which dates back to 1918. The show will consist of demonstrations, displays and flyovers of

  • NCO in charge displays 'Service Before Self'

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Joseph Winchell Unit: 748th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Command Support Section NCO-in-chargeTime in Service: 9 years, 10 monthsTime at Lakenheath: 1 year, 2 monthsHometown: Aurora, Colo.Hobbies: Snowboarding, playing guitar, spending time with my familyCore

  • 56th RQS off to Allied Strike

    Two HH-60G helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron took off this morning for the Allied Strike exercise in Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels, Germany.Encompassing approximately 200 military personnel and 24 aircraft from the U.S. and five European nations, Allied Strike is designed to replicate as closely