• Aircraft Structural Maintenance journeyman displays Core Values

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Jaime CarranzaUnit: 48th Equipment Maintenance SquadronCommander: Maj. Michael WigenDuty Title: Aircraft Structural Maintenance JourneymanTime in Service: 5 yearsTime at Lakenheath: 1 year, 4 monthsHometown: Elsa, TexasHobbies: Hanging out with my kids, exercise, running

  • Liberty Wing honors deceased pilot

    On a gray and somber afternoon, a lone F-15 sat outside Hangar 7. On the jet's nose was the name of its pilot, Capt. Samuel "Keyser" Robertson.Inside the hangar, more than 100 fellow Airmen and family members gathered July 13 to remember Captain Robertson, who passed away suddenly July 7.Col. John

  • Building a better Knight's Table

    The Knight's Table Dining Facility recently completed a quality-of-life initiative, upgrading the lighting and fire suppression systems, and also raising the ceiling in the serving areas.The project, worth more than $750,000, was the first half of a two-phase plan to give a "new face" to the

  • COLA rate causes reduced pay

    Liberty warriors should have noticed a decrease in their pay recently. This is because of the reduction in the Cost of Living Allowance entitlement.The COLA rate set by the Defense Department for June resulted in Service members experiencing approximately 22 percent COLA reduction. This is due to

  • Astronaut returns to Lakenheath

    Many members of the 48th Fighter Wing have flown high, but few have flown as high as Col. Jim Dutton.The NASA astronaut paid a visit to RAF Lakenheath on June 8 and 9 to speak to Airmen and local students about his recent flight aboard space shuttle Discovery as well as revisit cherished

  • Repair and reclamation craftsman displays 'Excellence in All We Do'

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Heath McGoldrickUnit: 48th Equipment Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Repair and reclamation craftsmanTime in Service: 7 years, 10 monthsTime at Lakenheath: 4 years Hometown: West Plains, Mo.Hobbies: Drifting, building cars and travelingCore Value Portrayed: Excellence in

  • American, British communities celebrate Fourth of July

    The annual Fourth of July festivities at RAF Feltwell attracted approximately 30,000 people from miles around to enjoy food, fast rides and a fireworks display.The festival was open to the general British public to help strengthen relationships between the British and American communities.The

  • Lakenheath Community Bulletins

    Operational Readiness Exercise July 12-23RAF Lakenheath will be running an Operational Readiness Exercise July 12-23. Personnel and family members may experience delays, gate/road closures and other restrictions related to exercise scenarios.Free admission to RAF Fairford AirshowThe Royal Air Force

  • 48th AMDS team returns from Djibouti

    An optometry team from the 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron joined peers from Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, and Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of the first Medical Civic Action Program operation in Tadjoura, Djibouti, recently.Working side-by-side with Djiboutian doctors, the Medical Civic Action

  • Have fun hurling

    "Goal keepers ready?"With a quick glance to either end of the field, the referee throws the ball midfield, and the Wild Geese, Lakenheath's Hurling club, are at it. Six hours and several matches later, the Lakenheath side, tired and bruised, emerges as the third place finisher of six teams in a