Builders completed the 68th and final new residence at RAF Feltwell, England, thereby finishing the six-year, $250 million housing project for families of airmen based at nearby RAF Lakenheath. Builders turned over this residence on Monday—one month ahead of schedule—to Lakenheath housing officials for assignment. The housing project brought new homes to both Lakenheath and Feltwell, a former airfield now used primarily to host military housing. Harvesting eastern England’s precious bit of sun, Feltwell’s spacious new residences feature solar-powered auxiliary water heating systems that “should reduce utility bills by 10 percent,” estimates Ian Lancaster, facilities chief for Lakenheath’s 48th Civil Engineer Squadron. “It took a successful partnership to make these projects work,” said Jason Flatt, 48th CES project manager, noting the cooperation of US military engineers and local contractors. (Feltwell report by SSgt. David Dobrydney)
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
