Noteworthy, the 495th Tactical Fighter Squadron operated the General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark as part of the 48th Fighter Wing, at RAF Lakenheath when it was inactivated on Dec. 13, 1991. Aardvark ...

The U.S. Air Force will call its first U.K.-based F-35 Lightning II fighter squadron the Valkyries. The 495th Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath , will take on the ...

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 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 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, ...

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 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 ...

Earlier that day, 300 miles southwest, 2nd Lt. Arnold Weber climbed into the cockpit of his F-86D for a routine training mission. He and another pilot from Ellsworth’s 54th Fighter Interceptor ...

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 ...