• HH-60 Pave Hawk crew chief embodies 'Service Before Self'

    Rank:  Airman 1st Class Matthew NortonUnit:  48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Aircraft Maintenance UnitCommander:  Maj. Darrin "DB" DronoffDuty Title:  HH-60 Pave Hawk crew chiefTime in Service:  1 year, 2 monthsTime at Lakenheath:  8 months Hometown: Mineville, N.Y. Hobbies: Soccer, working

  • Dining facility hours and PT

    COMPLAINT:I have a question about Lakenheath's and possibly Mildenhall's dining hours with regards to the new PT policy. I work on Lakenheath but live closer to Mildenhall. The doc always says that nutrition and diet are just as important as exercise and as an E6 with junior leadership/management

  • Lakenheath community bulletins November 13 - November 20

    Holiday Home Party & Craft FairSaturday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Find the perfect gifts for your loved ones from this amazing selection of arts, crafts,and home-party vendor products while you enjoy different demonstrations. Call 48th Avenue Community Center at 226-4884 for more

  • Remembrance Sunday and the British Legion Poppy

    At the eleventh hour on Nov. 11, we will mark 91 years since the end of The Great War. In the U.S., it is called Veterans Day, in the U.K., it is known as Remembrance Day or Poppy Day. Beginning in 1939, at the start of World War II, the two-minute silence was moved to the Sunday nearest to Nov. 11

  • New unit to activate at Lakenheath

    The 48th Fighter Wing will welcome a new unit into its fold Nov. 10 when the 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is activated. The 56th and 493rd Aircraft Maintenance Units, both currently in the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, will merge to create the new unit, and the 48th AMXS will continue

  • RAF Lakenheath's newest chiefs

    The Liberty Wing congratulates its newest promotees to chief master sergeant. The selectees were announced at 8 a.m. Central Standard Time. Chief master sergeant is the highest enlisted rank and only one percent of the enlisted force can hold the rank in the Air Force.  Of the 487 selected Air

  • Conversations with a missing soldier

    I have always been intrigued by the meaning of Veteran's and Remembrance Days. Not just their status as a holiday, but in a deeper, conceptual sense and their connection with a specific generation's identity. As a 28-year veteran with the Air Force History Program, I have toured dozens of

  • Lakenheath community bulletins November 6 - November 13

    Quarterly Birthday Meal Join Knight's Table Military Dining Facility on Nov. 13 for a special meal if you have a birthday during the months of Jun. through Dec. This event is open for all meal card holders and a guest. A la carte also available. Sign up at Knight's Table Military Dining Facility or

  • Deployment opportunities available for civilians

    Whether it's helping Iraqis with reconstruction projects or assisting Afghans with their motor pools, the Air Force relies on its civilian work force to help meet its global mission requirements. And the Air Force is not alone. In 2007, more than 1,100 Department of Defense civilians volunteered to