• 48th to celebrate 60 years at RAF Lakenheath

    The U.S. Air Force will be celebrating sixty years here Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. with a "Night at the museum" themed celebration at Eagles Landing, which is the officer's club here. The event will last approximately three hours and will "showcase RAF Lakenheath's and the 48th Fighter Wing's history from

  • Lakenheath community bulletins Nov. 7 - 17

    Undergraduate Flying Training open to applicants The next Undergraduate Flying Training selection board will convene at the Air Force Personnel Center Jan. 13. Applicants should send their completed applications postmarked by Nov. 14. For more information, visit the AFPC "Ask" Web site; search for

  • Airmen cheer for Project CHEER

    The 48th Force Support Squadron will be hosting the 5th Annual Project CHEER program, running from November to March, to boost morale of dorm residents and single Airmen at RAF Lakenheath. During Project CHEER, several events will be available including a Golf Turkey Shoot Nov. 15, Thanksgiving

  • 48th Operation Support Squadron embodies Excellence in All We Do

    Staff Sgt. Sean Marlow, 48th Operational Support Squadron wing SERE specialist, was nominated for the Liberty spotlight by his chain of command because he portrays the Air Force core value of "Excellence in All We Do." Commander: Lt. Col. Mark K Ciero Time in Service: 5 years, 6 months Time at

  • Post Office reminds families to send, pick-up holiday packages early

    With the holiday season just around the corner, the post office here wants to remind Team Lakenheath about the importance of delivering and picking up packages before the mail rush. From Nov. 15 to Jan. 15, the RAF Lakenheath post office is expecting more than 100,000 parcels to come through the

  • New law allows salutes in civvies during anthem

    Veterans and servicemembers not in uniform can now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem, thanks to changes in federal law that took effect in October. "The military salute is a unique gesture of respect that marks those who have served in our nation's armed

  • Wearing our poppies with pride: ninety years of Remembrance

    At the eleventh hour on  Nov. 11, 2008, we will mark ninety years since the end of The Great War. In the U.S. you call it Veterans' Day. In the U.K., we know  Nov.11 as Remembrance Day or Poppy Day. Beginning in 1939, at the start of World War Two, the two-minute silence was moved to the Sunday