The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
The 48th Fighter Wing marked the U.S. Air Force's 78th anniversary with a commemoration at Ely Cathedral, Sept. 12, 2025. Among Liberty Wing attendees was an honored guest, retired Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ramón Colón-López.
Personnel assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing will conduct a combat readiness exercise here from Aug. 25-29.
An Airman assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath died in a non-duty-related vehicle accident Aug. 3, 2025.
An Airman assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath was involved in a fatal vehicle accident Aug. 3, at approximately 2:00 a.m. on base.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi visited RAF Lakenheath for the first time as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, meeting with Airmen and reinforcing the Air Force’s focus on people, readiness, and allied partnerships.
Airmen from the 492nd Fighter Generation Squadron, or 492nd FGS, with the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, recently participated in a depot cross-training program at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, or WR-ALC, at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.