• Eagle scout helps fitness levels soar

    One local boy scout's vision, some brand new equipment locked away in a store room for more than 13 years, a passion for fitness, and love for the RAF Lakenheath community. This is the recipe for the base's new outdoor fitness stations and a member of Boy Scout Troop 219 being one step closer to

  • Security forces members deploy

    In the early hours of the morning, the 48th Security Forces Squadron deployed approximately 40 security forces members to Southwest Asia. More than one third of the team's members are first-time deployers. Other Airmen are deploying for the seventh time. Liberty Wing leadership briefed the Airmen

  • Lakenheath community bulletins December 11 - December 18

    Birthday Month BowlingIf you have a birthday in December, you bowl for FREE all day on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 11am-8pm. Show identification and bowl all you want. Rental shoes included. Call 226-5836 for more information.Modern Warfare TournamentWant to prove you can hang with the best? Here's your

  • Engineer journeyman epitomizes 'Excellence in All We Do'

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman James ClarkUnit: 48th Civil Engineer SquadronCommander: Lt. Col. John BakerDuty Title: Engineer journeymanTime in Service: 3 years and 5 monthsTime at Lakenheath: 1 year and 6 monthsHometown: Laurel, Miss.Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, baseball and footballCore Value

  • 48th FW Airmen fight mission of a different kind

    The U.S. Air Force is widely regarded as the most powerful air force in the world. Its strength is so renowned, in fact, that during Desert Storm one Iraqi soldier was asked why he surrendered. His response: "We heard the B-52s." That's the kind of fear the U.S. air superiority strikes into the

  • Kid Rock in concert at RAF Lakenheath

    Servicemembers will be treated to Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Truck Band, singer/songwriter Jessie James and comedian Carlos Mencia family show in Hangar 7, Dec. 11 starting at 7 p.m. The celebrities will entertain American troops in Southwest Asia and families in Europe Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 as

  • Traffic Management journeyman exudes 'Service Before Self'

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Annie Navarro Unit: 48th Logistics Readiness SquadronCommander: Lt. Col. Debbie KentDuty Title: Traffic Management journeymanTime in Service: 1 year and 10 monthsTime at Lakenheath: 6 monthsHometown: Secaucus, N.J.Hobbies: Video games, music, basketball, softball,

  • Free will Fridays for deployers

    In order to support the large contingent of Liberty Wing deployers departing over the next month or so, the RAF Lakenheath Legal Office is implementing 'Free-Will Fridays.'For the next 3 Fridays in December (the 4th, 11th, and 18th), the legal office is devoting the hours of 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to