• Security forces train with FBI, British crisis negotiators

    Defenders from the 100th Security Forces Squadron at RAF Mildenhall and 48th Security Forces Squadron at RAF Lakenheath joined forces June 19 - 23 for top-level training in crisis negotiation. Facilitators from the FBI at Quantico, Virginia, along with experts in hostage and crisis negotiation from

  • Schumann family practice

    When Christopher Schumann enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1985, few would have predicted that three decades later, he would be a colonel-select serving as the staff judge advocate at the largest fighter wing in U.S. Air Forces Europe.Fewer still could have foreseen his "total force" trajectory, as

  • Sun's out; guns out

    An aircraft armament specialist from the 48th Munitions Squadron repairs an interface panel at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, June 13. Aircraft armament specialists perform functional checks of launch and suspension systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John A. Crawford)

  • 48th CMS maintainers keep F-15s flying

    An Airman assigned to the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron performs a duct receiving inspection at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, June 13. Part of the 48th CMS’s responsibilities include the routine maintenance of F-15 engines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eli Chevalier)

  • Night call

    Dead silence is broken by an unfamiliar, escalating ringtone. My eyes blink open to a flood of harsh fluorescent light, illuminating bare walls and dated furniture in a room I don't immediately recognize.

  • Vehicle maintainers keep base driving smoothly

    A Vehicle Maintainer from the 48th Logistical Readiness Squadron checks the engine of a towing vehicle at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, June 7. Vehicle and Vehicular Equipment Maintainers ensure that all vehicles used by security forces, ground crew and Vehicle Operators function are in working order.

  • 48th FW participates in CFE inspection exercise

    The 48th Fighter Wing Treaty Compliance office participated in a Conventional Armed Forces in Europe arms control exercise here June 1.The inspection was carried out by officials from Denmark, the United Kingdom and Norway to test the wing’s ability to validate all combat aircraft and equipment are

  • DoD launches MilitaryChildCare.com at RAF Lakenheath

    Families at RAF Lakenheath will have access on June 29 to a new Department of Defense website designed to simplify and improve the child care request for care process. MilitaryChildCare.com provides a single online gateway for families to access military-operated or military-subsidized child care

  • Saving money, building partnerships, the fun way

    Like most things, ammunition has an expiration date. Which raises the question: what can be done with unserviceable or expired munitions?For explosive ordnance disposal technicians from the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron here, the answer is simple. Just blow it up!“The [48th Fighter Wing’s] original