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  • Brandy Parnell, cake decorating student, fills an icing bag with butter cream icing at the Arts and Crafts Center on base April 8. The butter cream the cake decorating class uses is made of shortening, butter, confectioner’s sugar, and milk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lausanne Morgan)

    Let them eat cake

    Most children are brought up and taught in schools with creative environments to help develop their minds. They are given art supplies including glue, markers, cotton balls, and paint. They are free to express themselves however they choose. Most of the time when people grow older, the road to creativity starts to drift away, but the Arts and
  • Capt. Mike Conrad, 493rd Fighter Squadron Operations Desk supervisor, answers the phone as Senior Airman Patrick Moton, Aviation Resource Management System manager, inputs data at the 493rd FS Operations Desk on March 26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany M. Deuel)

    493rd Operations Desk: Law of the Skies

    "Have you had your life support training?""Have you done your mission and instrument qualification checks?""Is your simulated emergency procedures training up-to-date? "What about Emergency egress?"These are just a few of the questions on a variety of topics that can be heard at the 493rd Fighter Squadron Operations Desk on any given day as they
  • Senior Airman Thomas Patterson, 48th Communications Squadron postal specialist, performs a quality control check on mail being held for customers at RAF Lakenheath on March 12. Mail is held for customers for various reasons to include leaves or temporary duty assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lausanne Morgan)

    Got mail?

    There are many stressors that go hand in hand with a PCS to an overseas location. For many, it's their first time away from home; and they're very, very far from home. For some, their families aren't with them or won't be with them right away. For some, there are financial implications involved with setting up a new household.In the midst of all
  • Airman 1st Class Lausanne Morgan (right), 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs studio manager, takes a picture of Staff Sgt. Connor Estes, 48th FW/PA staff writer, as he documents events at the base. Public affairs specialists provide support to the base intended to increase Airmen morale, readiness and welfare. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany Deuel)

    SMILE! You're on PA's camera!

    There are a lot of different things that come to mind for people when they hear 'public affairs'. Some people think newspapers. Some people think TV. Some people think photos. Some people think media.Everyone who thinks one of those things is correct. The 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office provides numerous services and accomplishes various
  • ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- A Royal Air Force airman prepares for a tactical building clearing run through during a joint tactical training exercise at the 48th Security Forces Squadron Defense University at RAF Feltwell on March 3, 2010. Building clearing scenarios required team work and communication. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Eboni Knox)

    RAF Regiment trains with Liberty Warriors

    With eyes closed, the sound was like hundreds of marbles hitting the floor. With eyes opened, however, the sound of marbles was replaced with the vision of airmen from the 15th Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment rapidly loading ammo into magazines during a training exercise.In that jarring sound, the U.S. and Royal air forces made history when they
  • Staff Sgt. Dustin Lough, 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit Communications and Navigations Avionics journeyman, inspects the Very High Frequency antenna on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at RAF Lakenheath, England, Mar. 1, 2010. The VHF antenna helps aircraft communicate with other aircraft and personnel on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Connor Estes)

    748th AMXS Avionics Airmen keep 'em flying

    Airmen from the 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's 493rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit and 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit, avionics sections, play an important role in the Liberty Wing mission by ensuring aircraft are fully functional and safe to fly. The maintenance performed by avionics Airmen can mean the difference between a successful flight
  • Staff Sgt. Vince Remo, 48th Medical Operations Squadron emergency room technician, answers a crash phone in the emergency room at RAF Lakenheath, England. The crash phone is used to provide the ER with any information regarding emergencies happening on or around base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Eboni Knox)

    Medical Liberty Warriors save lives

    When Liberty Warriors find themselves injured, they go to the 48th Medical Operations Squadron Emergency Room. Servicing and supporting the combat compatibility for RAFs Lakenheath, Feltwell, and Mildenhall, makes the Liberty Wing ER essential to the mission. The ER supports more than 12,000 patients every year, providing $2.6 million in equivalent
  • Xavier Martin, 7, son of Staff Sgt. Maybelle Martin, 48th Physical and Occupational Therapy Clinic, brings two plates of stir fry pasta back to the table for him and his mother to share. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Ashley Skillman)

    Children and parents learn to cook healthy

    Between quick rides through the drive-through, TV dinners, pizza delivery, and frozen meals in a bag; quick meals seem all too familiar for families in this fast-paced world we now live in. Somehow, despite best intentions, these meals of convenience have managed to wedge their way into most of our daily lives. Why is that exactly? Reasons vary
  • Former military working dog Dan, a German Sheppard, and handler, Staff Sgt. Michael Marks, stand at attention with Lt. Col. Michael D. Ross, 48th Security Forces Squadron commander, while being recognized for Dan’s nine years of military service during his retirement ceremony at RAF Feltwell on Jan. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Megan Lyon)

    Military working dogs retire

    Protecting the president and saving lives with un-human like abilities sounds like the work of a superhero to many, but it was all in a days work for Dan, Berry, and Beauty, three former RAF Lakenheath military working dogs that retired at RAF Feltwell Jan. 13. For a total of eight to nine years each, these canines used their rigorously conditioned
  • Airman 1st Class David Novak, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment apprentice reconnects electrical wires jack at the AGE shop on RAF Lakenheath, England, Nov. 24. Novak is working on the Red Team that is responsible for a wide range of equipment used on the flight line to maintain. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Eboni Knox)

    Maintainers Keep Aircraft on pAGE

    The 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment shop maintains, inspects and repairs more than 730 individual pieces of equipment for The Liberty Wing. AGE is essential for the flying mission at RAF Lakenheath. Everything done in the air can be simulated on the ground to troubleshoot and inspect the aircraft."Aircraft cannot fly
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