• 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

  • Chapel brings Airmen comfort

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held here, April 22, to welcome the newly opened Airman Community Center inside of the education building.In December of 2015, Senior Airman Taylor Blakney, 48th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, approached Capt. Kenya Gray, 48th Fighter

  • Community Bulletins: April 28, 2016

    Interested in submitting an announcement or notice to the Lakenheath Community Bulletins?Contact the 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office at DSN 226-2151 or e-mail 48fw.painternal@us.af.mil for more information.Did you know that RAF Lakenheath is on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube? Check us out

  • Raptors and Eagles and Typhoons, oh my!

    U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors and Airmen from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, have been deployed to RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom over the past several weeks. Throughout this deployment, the Raptors are here to reassure our NATO allies and train alongside their 48th

  • Raptor pilot returns to Lakenheath roots

    The skies above RAF Lakenheath have been dominated by the presence of the 95th Fighter Squadrons F-22 Raptors soaring in tandem with F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons. It is a welcomed opportunity for pilots, navigators and support staff from all three units for the past

  • Lakenheath to host Armed Services Blood drive

    The Armed Services Blood Program will hold a blood drive May 3 to collect and provide blood products and services to our armed services in peace and war.The blood drive will run from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the RAF Lakenheath Fitness and Sports Center, Building 904.The Armed Services Blood Program only

  • RAF Lakenheath strengthens Royal ties during Joint Warrior 2016

    Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, recently completed three-weeks of intense threat-reaction training missions during Joint Warrior 2016 in Scotland.Joint Warrior is a NATO exercise, which prepares rescue coalition force units for potential real-world scenarios that could be

  • The 48th FW saving the local area one recyclable at a time

    Col. David Eaglin, 48th Fighter Wing vice commander, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kentta, 48th Mission Support Group superintendent and Airmen from the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron gathered to re-open the 48th FW recycling center, April 22.The 48th CES held the re-opening on Earth Day to promote the Air