UK drops visa requirements for most military dependents

Effective 28 Nov. 2015, dependent spouses of active duty military personnel being assigned to the United Kingdom, as well as their dependent children under the age of 21, are no longer required to obtain a U.K. visa.  Children aged 21 or over at first arrival, or secondary dependents, such as

Leadership serve Thanksgiving at DFAC

Airmen celebrate Thanksgiving Eve at Ely Cathedral

UK community recognizes US Airmen for heroic actions

Every year, brave individuals are recognized as community heroes at the Stars of Suffolk awards ceremony, and this year, Nov. 19, four Airmen from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron won the Armed Services of the Year award in recognition of their heroic actions after a Hellenic air force F-16

US F-15 deployment supports OIR, Turkish airspace

In support of the United States' commitment to the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, the 39th Air Base Wing received the second group of F-15s November, 12, 2015, here.The F-15E Strike Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing, based at RAF Lakenheath, UK, arrived at approximately 5 p.m. These aircraft

Lakenheath Airmen honor veterans during retreat

F-15Es deploy to Turkey

CPI cuts fitness test wait times, gives time back to mission

Fitness assessments recently underwent a makeover at the fitness assessment cell here, implementing innovative, yet subtle changes to maximize the efficiency of fitness testing during a Continuous Process Improvement, or CPI, event.The goal was to find ways to reduce wasted man hours. This week-long

Remembrance Sunday and the British Legion Poppy

At the eleventh hour of Nov. 11, we will mark 97 years since the end of The Great War. In the U.S., it is called Veterans Day; in the U.K., it is known as Remembrance Day, Armistice Day or Poppy Day.  Millions of people each year stop what they are doing and observe a two-minute silence

48th FW F-15Cs deploy to Turkey