• LHS drama awes students, audience

    Parents, teachers and students gathered into the Lakenheath High School Information Center on Oct. 30. They were all eager to watch "the finest 75 minutes of student acting you will ever see," said Steven Kantor, LHS drama teacher. The 12 advanced drama students, between two and four years of drama

  • Food pantry there for Airmen in need

    The Airmen's Food Pantry, already an excellent resource for Airmen in need, was recently renovated with new shelves, updated inventory and new management. Senior Master Sgt. Brian Reel and his wife Lori Reel took on the project after Sergeant Reel volunteered at the Airmen's Food Pantry. "I had

  • Rescue 56 newest addition ever ready for the call

    Pararescuers - or PJs - are a small, elite subset of the overall United States Air Force. There are roughly 360 PJs Air Force wide, in comparison to the Navy's 1,000 SEALS, and the Army's 10,000 Special Forces. This relatively small team has enormous responsibility. The mission of a PJ with the 56th

  • 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

  • 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