• PRESS RELEASE: F-15 fighters deploy to Lithuania for readiness training

    Seven F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft, approximately 55 Airmen and associated equipment from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U.K., deployed to Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, today to participate in a Flying Training Deployment (FTD). This training deployment is separate from the ongoing NATO

  • British Billy turns back the clocks

    There's going to be an extra hour for you all to enjoy this Sunday, Oct. 29, and I am already trying to decide whether it would be best spent sleeping, eating or hunting.Truth be told, it makes little difference to me. I live in the moment and refuse to be a slave to the ticking hands of

  • F-22s complete flying training deployment

    F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, completed a flying training deployment here from Oct. 8-19.While in the European theater, the F-22s forward deployed from the U.K. to Poland and Germany to maximize training opportunities, demonstrating steadfast commitment to NATO

  • F-22s transit through RAF Lakenheath

    F-22 Raptors taxi to the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England Oct. 19. Six F-22 Raptors transited through RAF Lakenheath. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

  • 492nd FS returns from deployment

    F-15E Strike Eagles and Airmen from the 492nd Fighter Squadron and supporting units across the 48th Fighter Wing have returned from a six-month deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.

  • 48th CES torches Fire Prevention Week

    Firefighters from the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron set out to inform Liberty Airmen and their families about basic fire safety tips and techniques during National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-13.During the week, the fire department pushed their message, "Every second counts—plan two ways out."The

  • F-22s Back to Europe

    The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-22 Raptors, Airmen and associated equipment to RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for a flying training deployment to conduct air training with other Europe-based U.S. aircraft and NATO allies.

  • 56th, 57th RQS relocation underway

    The relocation of the 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons to Aviano Air Base, Italy, slated to be complete by the end of June 2018, is currently underway.