• RAF Lakenheath goes green

    Energy conservation has been a hot topic on many Air Force installations and RAF Lakenheath is no exception. The Air Force has reduced facility energy usage by 30 percent over the last 20 years by incorporating energy conservation into operations without impacting the mission, said the Honorable

  • Tricks, treats and safety

    This year on RAF Lakenheath, trick-or-treat activities will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Before children embark on their two hour sugar-rush excursion, there are few safety items parents and children should keep in mind. - Costumes should be flame-retardant and allow children to see, hear and walk

  • RAF Lakenheath community bulletins, October 26 to November 1

    2007 Holiday Mailing Dates Surface Mail Nov. 13 Space Available Mail Nov. 27 Parcel Airlift Mail Dec. 4 Priority Mail Dec. 11 First Class Letters and Cards Dec. 11 Express Mail Dec. 18 Halloween Pumpkin Patrol Trick-or-Treat activities are Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. The 48th Security Forces Squadron

  • Lower COLA for Lakenheath Airmen

    Airmen stationed in the United Kingdom may have noticed a smaller paycheck at the beginning of October. Airmen will be receiving less cost of living allowance for the next two months due to overpayment for the months of August and September. Maj. Brian Kehl, United States Air Forces in Europe, Chief

  • Breast Cancer: Not just an old ladies' disease

    October 1996, 30-year-old Staff Sergeant Lisa Vargas was newly engaged to be married and dreamed of having children. A month later, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had been seen in the women's health clinic in July 1996 and received a breast examination, which yielded normal results. When

  • Calling all extras

    "Action!" That's what some Airmen could hear when they are cast for a part in a movie or other production - if they coordinate all of the approvals and abide by certain guidelines necessary prior to filming. According to Capt. Mary Danner, Deputy Director of the Air Force Entertainment Liaison

  • American txt support

    "We r proud of u." Leading up to Thanksgiving, America Supports You, a nationwide Department of Defense program, will launch an initiative to allow American citizens to text a message of "thanks" to military members serving around the world. These messages will be displayed on the America Supports

  • Aircrew flight equipment keeps pilots alive

    Without the support of the 48th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight, many of the aircraft at RAF Lakenheath might not be able to get off the ground. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen deal with everything a pilot needs for survival -- from the survival kits to the gravity suits