• Wife swap at the OG

    The 48th Operations Group hosted a spouse orientation day Sep. 4 in order to provide them with insight into the day-to-day jobs and mission of their husbands and wives. Spouses were provided squadron tours, static displays of aircraft and equipment, a visit to the simulators, air traffic control

  • Lakenheath community bulletins September 4 - 11

    POW/MIA 5K run A POW/MIA run begins and ends at the Lakenheath Fitness and Sports Center on Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. This event is free to all ages. Strollers are permitted. Family dogs are allowed, but must remain on a leash. For more information, call 226-3607. Joan Mann Sports Day volunteers

  • Airfield Management Airman practices 'Excellence in All We Do'

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Bradley "Eagle Eyes" Knowles Unit: 48th Operations Support Squadron Duty Title: Airfield Management Operations shift leader Time in Service: 3 years, 5 months Time at Lakenheath: 11 months Hometown: Montgomery, Ala. Hobbies: Golfing, cooking, working out and deploying

  • 56th RQS PJs make history with deployment

    The 56th Rescue Squadron at RAF Lakenheath made history recently when it deployed a team of pararescuemen and a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist from the 48th Operations Support Squadron in support of contingency operations in Iraq. While rescue squadron personnel working in Iraq

  • What's your favourite British T.V. Show?

    Of course, paws and television remotes don't go hand-in-hand. I've tried sitting on the remote and pouncing on it but I prefer to let someone else do the hard work for me. The truth is, I sleep through most of what comes on the television, but I am rather partial to Doctor Who, the most recent

  • Sponsorship key to mission success

    All my life I've dreamt of seeing Europe, but as I stepped off the plane at Heathrow International Airport in London ... I couldn't have been more frightened. Not only was I worried about my wife and children and our 18 pieces of luggage, I was worried about what to do once I arrived on base. After

  • Liberty Warrior awarded ACC chief of Flight Safety Award

    Capt. Matthew Strohmeyer, 492nd Fighter Squadron flight commander, received the Air Combat Command Flight Safety Award of the Quarter for his work as the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing chief of Flight Safety. According to the award citation, Captain Strohmeyer repeatedly contributed to flight safety