• Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off

    October kicks off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual international health campaign to increase awareness and raise funds for research into the cause, prevention and cure of breast cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and National Institute of Health, breast cancer is the most

  • Why are there so many roundabouts in the U.K.?

    So you noticed the roundabouts on your travels, did you? We Brits do like to dot them about frequently on our roads and find they are a civilizing influence. If cats could drive, we'd be great at roundabouts. With our keen senses and alert demeanor, they wouldn't pose much of a problem. Awareness of

  • Lakenheath community bulletins October 16 - October 23

    Legal office self-help websiteThe RAF Lakenheath Legal office now has a website for specific self-help items accessible from any government computer for base members. Just click on this link Legal office help website to download legal assistance handouts, will worksheets, military justice

  • Customer service technician epitomizes 'Service Before Self'

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Daniel Wisniewski Unit: 48 Comptroller Squadron Duty Title: Customer Service Technician Time in Service: 21 months Time at Lakenheath: 16 months Hometown: Elyria, OH Hobbies: Farming, reading and raising my children Core Value Portrayed: 'Service Before Self' How does

  • The Council Tax

    The old saying goes...."two things in life are inevitable; death and taxes." For those in the UK, taxes include a high Value Added Tax rate, road tax, TV licence fees, and a council tax on the property that one rents or owns. Luckily, U.S. military members and civilian employees here on orders are

  • Dog out of control

    COMPLAINT I would like to share with you an incident that I witnessed the other day at the pond by the post office at about 3:15 P.M.. I was sitting enjoying "George the Goose's" company when a dog shot out from the scrub land behind the auto hobby shop chased the goose into the mud and brutally

  • Lakenheath community bulletins October 9 - October 16

    Wing Clean-up Day Oct. 19 is Wing Clean-up Day for RAF Lakenheath. For more information, call 226-5370. Medical Group Closure The 48th Medical Group will be closed Oct. 29 due to training and exercise. For more information, call 226-8010. Give Parents a Break Parents can enjoy an afternoon out while

  • Unit safety manager portrays 'Excellence in All We Do'

    Name: Beverly Beal Unit: 48th Civil Engineer Squadron Duty Title: Unit safety manager Time in Service: 15 years Time at Lakenheath: 15 years Hometown: Croxton, England Hobbies: Scuba diving and motorcycling Core Value Portrayed: "Excellence in All We Do" How does the individual portray that core