• Cannon captain shares students' letters

    Deployments are challenging, but when you have the force of a fifth-grade class cheering you on, anything can be accomplished. With almost 100 handwritten letters in hand from Eyestone Elementary School in Wellington, Colo., Capt. Tyler Moore, 27th Special Operations Wing Equal Opportunity director,

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 4-8 to select candidates for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semester start dates. The program offers active-duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • Lakenheath community bulletins Jan. 29 - Feb. 5

    Trespass Notice The firing range that supports RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall is located at RAF Feltwell. The range complex is in the southwest corner of the base and is surrounded by a perimeter fence clearly marked by danger signs. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through

  • 56th RQS Airman practices Service Before Self

    Staff Sgt. Jacob Groves, 56th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, was nominated for the Liberty spotlight by his chain of command because he practices the Air Force core value of "Service Before Self." Commander: Lt. Col. Neil EisenTime in Service: 7 years Time at Lakenheath: 2 years, 8 months Home Town:

  • 493rd Airmen return after policing Baltic skies

    Members of the 493rd Fighter Squadron and 493rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit recently returned from a three-month deployment to Siauliai, Lithuania, where they supported the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission. The BAP mission requires pilots and maintainers to stand at the ready to launch jets within

  • 'Red Tail One' visits Kirkuk Regional Air Base

    Brig. Gen. Brian Bishop, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, traveled from Balad Air Base, Iraq, to visit Airmen here Jan. 21 to check on their quality of life and morale while concurrently educating deployers to this subordinate unit on the wing's history. At the first of several squadron stops

  • When in doubt, don't eat it

    A combination of epidemiological analysis and laboratory testing by state officials in Minnesota and Connecticut, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have enabled the FDA to confirm that the sources of the outbreak of illnesses caused by

  • Lakenheath community bulletins Jan. 22 - 29

    Trespass Notice The firing range that supports RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall is located at RAF Feltwell. The range complex is in the southwest corner of the base and is surrounded by a perimeter fence clearly marked by danger signs. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through