The commanders’ jets are the latest additions to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath. At around 18.00LT on Friday Apr. 15, 2022, two F-35A aircraft, both sporting the squadron commander ...

The Fighter Interceptor Squadron designation, last used during the Cold War, underscores the unit’s renewed focus on the air defense mission. The U.S. Air Force’s dedicated Aggressor unit in ...

The aircraft deliveries will make the 495th Fighter Squadron the first USAF F-35As stationed in Europe. ... Maj. Keavy Rake, chief of public affairs, RAF Lakenheath, 48th Fighter Wing, ...

The Air Force last week stood up its first permanent F-35A Lightning II squadron in Europe, a first for the U.S. and a major step toward stationing the advanced fighter jets on the continent.. The ...

The Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing said on Tuesday that two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft equipped with the new system arrived last week at RAF Lakenheath, a British base that hosts American forces ...

Liberty Wing community members welcome the F-35A Lightning II to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, on Dec. 15, 2021. (Olivia Gibson/U.S. Air Force) ...

The F-15E Strike Eagles Have New Nose Art. The first six of a dozen deployed United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, recently returned from ...

U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron fly a missing man formation over RAF Lakenheath, England, June 15, 2021, to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of 1st Lt ...