• RAF Lakenheath community bulletins, June 22 - July 30, 2007

    Fourth of July Celebration The Fourth of July celebration is July 4 noon-midnight at RAF Feltwell. There will be games, food and beverages and carnival style rides. The celebration is open to the public. Participants will be transfrisked prior to entry. Authorized - Purses, baby bags, small

  • Household trash disposal

    Official government use only dumpsters and recycling bins at RAF's Lakenheath Feltwell are for use of Air Force or contractor facilities only. Disposal of waste other than what is posted as acceptable at base recycling centers is prohibited. Anyone observed placing household waste in government use

  • Lakenheath traffic advisory

    The F-100 Super Sabre display near Gate 1 will be moved to building 1219 for maintenance. The Commissary Parking Lot spaces closest to the F-100, will be blocked off for pre-positioning of equipment June 22. All vehicles in the area must be moved. Douglas Ave. will be closed off at the Gate 1

  • Master sergeant select list

    The Air Force selected 6,002 of 24,115 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. The master sergeant selection rate, 24.89 percent, rose 5.03 percent from last year. This year, RAF Lakenheaths master sergeant selects are: 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron David Hasson Jason Rippl

  • Liberty's technical sergeant select list

    The Air Force selected 7,314 of 39,797 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. The technical sergeant rate, 18.38 percent, rose 1.62 percent from last year. This year, RAF Lakenheaths technical sergeant selects are: 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Natalie Gatewood Shawn Mette

  • New scam targets military spouses

    The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops. The Red Cross was alerted of the scam earlier this month, said Devorah Goldburg of the Red Cross. The scam involves a person with an American accent calling a military

  • 56th Rescue Squadron change of command

    Lt. Col. Steven R. Huss took command of the 56th Rescue Squadron in a ceremony June 6. The Fargo, North Dakota native took command from Lt. Col. Thomas M. Greetan. The squadron has 51 Liberty warriors. The squadron's mission is to provide world-wide Combat Search and Rescue as U.S. Air Forces in

  • New commander has high hopes for Liberty Wing

    The office is bare of decorations save a single photo on the credenza. The photo isn't of an F-15 or anything military-related at all. It's of the general's wife and 9-year-old daughter. A smiling Brig. Gen. John W. Hesterman III sits comfortably in his chair and looks around at the lack of

  • Course preparation pays off

    An Airman sits in a chair, facing a blank computer screen. The time is 9:30 a.m. and he realizes he only has 30 more minutes of peace. The relaxation is broken, however, by the relentless sweating of  palms and the uneasy feeling in his stomach. His leg begins to twitch involuntarily and he suddenly