• Spartans host National Police Week

    Defenders from the 48th Fighter Wing and 100th Air Refueling Wing security forces squadrons wrapped-up National Police Week with a remembrance ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England May 20th.

  • Work-Life Balance: Tipping the scales in your favor

    As I attempt to strike the right work-life balance in my own life of military service, I find the best approach is realizing the work-life concept is best applied by making a qualitative assessment versus a quantitative assessment.

  • Speed limit on Eriswell Road to be reduced

    Beginning this summer, the 60 mph section of Eriswell Road is anticipated to be reduced to 40 mph. This is the result of a two-year joint effort between Royal Air Force Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and the Suffolk county council to decrease the number of traffic related accidents that occur on the

  • Move the Chains: Simple Guidance to New Commanders

    Command is one of the most precious opportunities someone can have in the military. As a commander, you have been charged by an organization to lead Airmen in the defense of our nation. It is a sacred privilege to be trusted with the lives of others to accomplish a difficult mission. I’ve been

  • Raptors complete successful European deployment

    Twelve F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron, with approximately 220 Airmen from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. completed a month-long deployment to RAF Lakenheath, May 8.This historic deployment is the largest Raptor deployment in Europe to date and is part of their Global Response Force

  • Diving into the deep end II: Head first into the real world

    No chance, no way, I won't say it. I won't say goodbye, but, instead, see you later Barracudas!There's no chance I'm saying goodbye to swimming forever, but since this is my last year in high school, I must say farewell.Last February, I competed in my final high school meet. The 2016 European Forces

  • CFE treaty exercise inspection comes to 48th FW

    ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England--Recently, the 48th Fighter Wing Treaty Compliance Office held a Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Exercise Inspection.The CFE treaty was negotiated during the final years of the Cold War to limit the amount of combat equipment a nation had in their

  • Liberty Wing hosts blood drive

    The Armed Services Blood Program collected blood from 48th Fighter Wing Airmen here, May 3.Each donor is screened by a member of the ASBP team to ensure 100 percent eligibility to give blood. Blood collected by the ASBP directly supports military service members and their families in need

  • Class: meet your new teachers

    Students from International English School Breckland, a secondary free school in Brandon, shuffled to their desks expecting to be greeted by their teacher, but received a change of scenery as they gazed upon military uniforms worn by U.S. Air Force Airmen. Airmen from the 95th Fighter Squadron at