• Surging to success

    The 48th Fighter Wing recently completed a surge of flying operations from RAF Lakenheath. Between Aug. 7 and Aug. 16, the 493rd Fighter Squadron completed 158 sorties and 158.8 flying hours, while the 494th Fighter Squadron completed 235 sorties for 244 hours.

  • U.S. Air Force to lead NATO Baltic Air Policing mission

    The U.S. is scheduled to deploy F-15C Eagles, Airmen and associated equipment from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., to support the next NATO Baltic Air Policing rotation at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania.

  • Becoming a ‘Reaper Eagle Keeper’

    Twenty-one 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen officially became dedicated crew chiefs at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 18.

  • 57th RQS trains to save lives in Exercise Ares Shadow

    Jumping out of an airplane flying 10,000 feet in the air isn’t on everyone’s daily to-do list, but for the Guardian Angel teams of the 57th Rescue Squadron, it’s their bread and butter. That’s exactly what they did during exercise Ares Shadow at Aviano AB, Aug. 8-11.

  • 48th FW, 100th ARW, 352nd SOW co-host civic summer event

    For the first time, the commanders of the 48th Fighter Wing, 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Operations Wing co-hosted civic leaders and local honorary commanders for a civic summer event at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 4.

  • The 48th Fighter Wing will increase flying operations

    The 48th Fighter Wing will increase flying operations from RAF Lakenheath beginning Monday. Communities in East Anglia and the surrounding areas may see and hear more jets in the sky than usual over the next couple of weeks.

  • My time as a Defender

    As I sat at my desk listening to the rest of my office make grandiose plans for the extended weekend, and wondering how I was going to spend my own, I was called into my lieutenants office with one of my SNCO’s. “Airman Crawford, do you have any travel plans for this weekend?” the lieutenant said.

  • Lakenheath hosts exchange program forum

    More than 50 U.S. Airmen met for the Military Personnel Exchange Program forum at Eagles Landing here, July 26-27.The program transfers U.S. Airmen, from a variety of career fields, to a partner nation’s air force for a three year term, to learn about that host nation’s air forces’ operations and