June 23, 2017 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)
June 21, 2017 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)
June 15, 2017 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.
June 13, 2017 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.
June 12, 2017 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
June 12, 2017 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
June 8, 2017 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
June 2, 2017 Airmen visit Wales to improve resiliency The Liberty Wing chapel sponsored a trip for single, first-term Airmen to Llandudno and Betws-y-Coed, Wales for 22 Airmen on May 27 - 29.
June 2, 2017 U.S. Airmen strengthen regional partnerships at ACE 17 Flying high above Sweden, Norway and Finland, representatives from 11 nations and NATO trained together to strengthen partnerships and interoperability from May 22 to June 2 at Arctic Challenge 2017.
June 1, 2017 Historic bombardment group visits RAF Lakenheath Members of the 305th Bombardment Group Memorial Association visited RAF Lakenheath, England for a base tour 26 May.