• 48th Fighter Wing, allies conduct arms control, verification exercise

    Military members of the Italian and Danish arms control and verification agencies, along with representatives from the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, visited the 48th Fighter Wing Nov.

  • Lakenheath's F-35 Training Facility: Enhancing Skills and Readiness

    The 48th Fighter Wing's training facility is dedicated to the education and training of maintainers who support the fifth-generation aircraft of the Liberty Wing. The facility primarily serves the 372nd Training Squadron and the 2,500 members supporting the F-35A Lighting II mission.

  • SECAF visits RAF Lakenheath

    While at RAF Lakenheath, Kendall visited various units where he held discussions on vital matters, highlighted the strategic goals, acknowledged the contributions of Airmen and shared his vision for the future during a base-wide all-call.

  • Unifying the Skies: F-35 User Group in Action

    Brendan Andrus, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Force chief of fifth generation integration branch, gives opening remarks to the F-35 User Group at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 9, 2023. The F-35 European Air Chiefs meet biannually to discuss User Group issues and provide guidance, with the

  • F-35 maintainers keep Lightning ready during exercise PR22

    Beneath the blue skies of the Mediterranean, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Jacobs speaks into his headset in order to be heard over the roar of the engine of the F-35A Lightning II he’s helping launch.Jacobs, his fellow crew chiefs and the fifth-generation fighters they keep airborne are

  • RAF Lakenheath opens first F-35 Support Facility

    The 495th Fighter Squadron held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the first F-35A Lighting II support facility in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, March 17, 2022.