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  • Winter weather info quick, easy

    Waking up to thick fog, icy roads or even a snow covered vehicle may cause some logistics and safety challenges for Liberty Wing commuters and students. However, resources are available to easily access weather delay or closure information for RAF Lakenheath personnel. Weather information line

  • Saving lives, right here, right now

    The men and women of the 506th Expeditionary Medical Squadron have an advantage when it comes to treating casualties--they are all deployed here from the 48th Medical Group at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. The doctors, nurses and technicians have spent the last six months training together

  • Lakenheath Lancers show school spirit for homecoming

    The Lancers of Lakenheath High School went wild celebrating homecoming, a week that commemorates the final home game for the varsity and junior varsity football teams. "Everything that falls into homecoming raises a lot of involvement," said varsity football player David McBride. "From hallway

  • Small diameter munitions make combat debut

    The job of loading munitions onto aircraft became a little bit easier today for members of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. They loaded the first Guided Bomb Unit-39/B Small Diameter Bomb onto an F-15E Strike Eagle headed for a combat mission over Iraq. This munitions load signaled the

  • Combined Liberty Councils provide spouses food, fun and family

    Food is a common denominator. Whether its Mexican, Italian or Soul food served for birthdays, holidays or otherwise; people come together to celebrate, mourn and commemorate with food. True to the saying "If you make it -- they will come," the Combined Liberty Councils are serving up the monthly

  • The inner workings of a family owned post office

    Lakenheath Camp Post Office, or the British Post Office, doesn't carry the feel of a franchise--this mom and pop shop offers convenient and knowledgeable service with a bit of British cheer. Walking through the door it looks something like a general store in an old town before being taken over by a

  • Holiday bazaar just around corner

    The 2006 RAF Lakenheath Holiday Bazaar will be held 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 29; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 30; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 1 at Hangar 7 and the Paint Barn. More than 125 vendors from around Europe and various RAF Lakenheath squadrons will sell various items including food, antiques,

  • First hand experience for first term Airmen

    Just as the Air Force implemented warrior week and issued training weapons to basic trainees, RAF Lakenheath's First Term Airmen Center revised their Readiness Week curriculum to ensure first-term Airmen accomplish deployment training in an operational environment. Readiness Week now incorporates

  • Liberty Airmen gear up for AEF 4

    As the annual PCS season fluctuation of incoming and outgoing Liberty Warriors steadies, another personnel flux began this month. Hundreds of Airmen will depart RAF Lakenheath to support military operations worldwide with Air and Space Expeditionary Force 4. Besides locations in Southwest Asia,

  • The teen center revamped

    Since opening in its new location, the RAF Lakenheath Teen Center is reviving programs and creating new ones to keep youth ages 13 to 18- years-old off the streets and very busy. "There are not a lot of things for them to do around here which is why it is easy for them get into things or do things