Photo By Staff Sgt. Marcus Hardy-Bannerman | U.S. Air Force Airmen, civilians and contractors pose at a ceremonial contract signing...... read more read more
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The 48th Mission Support Group held a ceremonial contract signing for a $95 million telecommunications contract Jan. 30, 2025, at RAF Lakenheath, England.
The contract supports the European Deterrence initiative, the F-35 Lightning II aircraft beddown and Surety at RAF Lakenheath and day-to-day mission needs of the U.S. Air Force communications squadrons located across the U.K.
“This contract is a powerhouse tool the 48th Fighter Wing uses to allow our U.K. bases to put money toward a mission requirement and British Telecommunications will execute,” said Maj. Ryan Menge, 48th Communications Squadron commander.
The maintenance of U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force telecommunication systems across the U.K. are essential to not only existing missions, such as the daily communication squadron needs and the F-15 Strike Eagle, but also to the expansion of the U.S. Air Force role in the U.K. with the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and the Surety mission.
The ceremony was hosted by Lt. Col. Matthew Cromer, 48th Contracting Squadron commander, and overseen by Col. Glenn Cameron, 48th MSG commander.
During the ceremony, contracting officers and contractors essential to getting the contract awarded were coined by Cameron, Cromer and Menge.
The ceremony was concluded by Claudia Evans, 48th Contracting Squadron contracting officer, signing the contract on behalf of the 48th Fighter Wing, alongside a BT representative, a continuation of a decades long partnership in the U.K.
| Date Taken: | 01.31.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.21.2025 09:45 |
| Story ID: | 491121 |
| Location: | RAF LAKENHEATH, SUFFOLK, GB |
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