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08-31-2009, 07:35 PM
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I got my travel orders finalized I report to the UK RAF Lakenheath 1 Oct. anybody near there?
we have a big US/RAF hospital there I'll be working there through 2012.
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08-31-2009, 08:00 PM
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Sorry, I don't live anywhere near there anymore - but I did graduate from Lakenheath High School more years ago than I care to remember. Last time I was back that way was about 6 or 7 years ago.
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08-31-2009, 08:33 PM
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My nephew just come back state side from 5 years at Lakenheath.
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09-01-2009, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by dpseadvr  I got my travel orders finalized I report to the UK RAF Lakenheath 1 Oct. anybody near there?
we have a big US/RAF hospital there I'll be working there through 2012. | Hi dpseadvr,
I live ten miles down the road from RAF Lakenheath. I look forward to meeting you when you arrive.
Regards Chas
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09-04-2009, 12:48 PM
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thanks I land the 2nd and will be busy checking in and finding a place to live the first week but it would be great to meet up.
Any info on areas to look for houses would be great. I talked to the housing office and they gave me 416 listings to look through not much help.
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09-04-2009, 01:03 PM
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dpseadvr, that was my last duty station i left in 99, you will love it. It's a great area, plenty of sport to get involved with and the travel opportunities are wonderful...Have fun.  |
09-05-2009, 08:49 PM
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So you're FIGMO! I spent 3.5 years at RAF Upper Heyford in the 80's. The UK is a wonderful place to be stationed.
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09-06-2009, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by dpseadvr thanks I land the 2nd and will be busy checking in and finding a place to live the first week but it would be great to meet up.
Any info on areas to look for houses would be great. I talked to the housing office and they gave me 416 listings to look through not much help. | Hi dpseadvr,
Without knowing the specifics of the listings you have been offered it is very difficult. But, my advice is this - go to Google maps and find Brandon, Suffolk. Follow the A1065 in a SW direction; you will see an area bounded by Lakenheath village, Wangford and the A1065 - that is RAF Lakenheath. (Where it says 'RAF Lakenheath' is in fact the Married Quarters and not the operational area - security, I suppose.)
You will be commuting to work, so you want to avoid Brandon like the plague. Look at it on the map - there are 5 roads converging on Brandon and 1 Railway crossing. At rush hour, Brandon is gridlocked, there are no back roads or 'rat runs' - you are stuck on the main road and creep along like everybody else.
Whereas to the SW from RAF Lakenheath there are a variety of villages and easier access to the air base.
Regards Chas
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09-06-2009, 09:47 AM
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You getting there in Oct is the same time I got there only 66-70. I lived just down the road near Mildenhall at the corner of A1065 and Brandon Rd. The house was haunted But my wife and I got along well with him. The travel ops for going anywhere in the UK are great and you will have a great time there. I was one of the Base Photographers. Great Job.
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09-07-2009, 03:26 PM
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thanks I will avoid Brandon. I'll shoot you a PM when I get there.
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