• Icelandic defense exercise kicks off

    Leaders from the United States and Iceland joined NATO partners Aug. 13 to kick off an exercise to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the 1951 bilateral U.S.-Iceland defense agreement and reinvigorate air defense command and control capabilities of joint and coalition forces in Iceland. Exercise

  • Colorful Competition

    How can a piece of paper, pencil and small scraps of paper be exciting? For Alicia Clark and Kara Witcher, two Feltwell Elementary School students, these materials could mean national recognition for their artistic abilities. Both girls submitted artwork in a national art competition sponsored by

  • Liberty warrior selected for promotion to captain

    The Liberty wing congratulates 1st Lt. Benjamin Martin in 48th Fighter Wing Judge Advocate' s office for his recent promotion selection to captain.According to a July 27 press release by the Air Force Personnel center at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas, 137 first lieutenants were selected for

  • Humble hero visits RAF Lakenheath

    "I don't have anything really profound to say," said Col. Leo Thorsness, retired Air Force fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient. The colonel, who visited RAF Lakenheath Aug. 7 to speak to Airmen about the importance of teamwork and families as part of a successful military, earned the Medal of

  • 48th CES pummels 48th CS and takes season championship

    The 48th Civil Engineer Squadron softball team pummeled the 48th Communication Squadron team in a two-game series Monday to take the intramural championship. Civil Engineering won the first game 17-2 after four innings due to the 15-run rule. The engineers ended the second and championship game by

  • Belarusian children visit RAF Lakenheath

    Aug. 3, more than 20 Belarusian children huddled around a 494th Fighter Squadron pilot and stared curiously at an F-15E Strike Eagle. "Where does the fuel go?" asked one child through his interpreter. "Can the missiles fire while the plane is on the ground?" asked another. For most of these

  • Recent evaluation challenges Liberty warriors

    While most Airmen have either participated in or are familiar with an Operational Readiness Inspection -- comprised of both the Phase 1 and Phase II portions--some are scratching their head over this week's Operations Evaluation, more commonly known as an "Op Eval," because it looks and feels much

  • Shuttle service drives Airmen home

    Airmen and their families arriving in England on military orders are given a free ride to the place they'll come to call "home" by the 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The 48th LRS offers a coach service between RAF's Lakenheath and Mildenhall and two major London airports, Heathrow and Gatwick.