• RUFit: ‘Maintaining’ a lifestyle

    Over the years, more career fields are opening up to women, yet daily challenges continue to be present in some.Staff Sgt. Jenean Fischer, a 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew team chief, has spent 10 years developing her toolbox of capabilities that contribute to keeping the F-15E

  • Community Bulletins: Sept. 10, 2015

    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

  • £100 or less: a stately day trip

    Disclaimer: I am greatly biased toward anything that makes me feel like I'm in a Jane Austen novel. Regardless of my bias, visits to the beautiful and impossibly ornate stately homes that are sprinkled throughout the United Kingdom aren't solely my cup of tea.Just north of Nottingham, nestled into a

  • Liberty Spotlight: Senior Airman Barker

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Megan BarkerUnit: 48th Communications SquadronDuty Title: Military Postal ClerkTime in Service: 2 yearsTime at RAF Lakenheath: 1 yearHometown: Eureka, Calif.Hobbies: Astronomy, art and hikingCore Values Portrayed: Service Before Self and Excellence In All We DoHow does

  • 48th OSS safety tips for Safety Challenge

    When you think of holiday celebrations, you may be picturing family gatherings, homemade cooking and parties. Unfortunately, busy airports and congested highways may also come to mind. Holiday travel is a necessary obstacle in order to reach loved ones living far away.In the midst of being around

  • Community Bulletins: Sept. 4, 2015

    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

  • Working dog still fit to fight

    After six years of service, Gina, a 48th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, and her handler of two years, Staff Sgt. Anthony Peters, went to Germany for a full medical review where it would be determined if her 42 years of service, in dog years, would come to an end.Gina has served on

  • Life is a RACE

    In 1998, Dale Mace wanted to create an environment to help middle and high school students interact and help minimize the anxiety that comes with the first day of school.Mace originally created "The RACE" in Florida, and then brought it to RAF Lakenheath where it has now been active for eight years.

  • 48th AMDS Airmen get their hands dirty

    Liberty Airmen from the 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron conducted a two-day training event on base called Preventive Environmental Sustainment Training (PESTFEST) on Aug. 26-27, to maintain skills necessary in deployed environments.PESTFEST was developed for Public Health and Bioenvironmental

  • Soaring into history

    Blazing through the skies over RAF Lakenheath, the Avro Vulcan XH558 made one of its last flights in England.Scheduled to retire in September, the Avro Vulcan XH558 has been a symbol of history and nostalgia throughout the United Kingdom since its first flight in 1960 through display flights and its