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  • Raptors and Eagles and Typhoons, oh my!

    U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors and Airmen from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, have been deployed to RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom over the past several weeks. Throughout this deployment, the Raptors are here to reassure our NATO allies and train alongside their 48th

  • Raptor pilot returns to Lakenheath roots

    The skies above RAF Lakenheath have been dominated by the presence of the 95th Fighter Squadrons F-22 Raptors soaring in tandem with F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons. It is a welcomed opportunity for pilots, navigators and support staff from all three units for the past

  • F-22 Raptors arrive in Lithuania

    Two F-22 Raptors and one KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at Šiauliai Air Base Air Base, Lithuania, today.The F-22s and approximately 20 supporting Airmen are from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The KC-135 is from the 100th Air Refuel Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England.The

  • 721st APS supports POTUS

    Crossing the Atlantic by air takes several hours and jet fuel, water, food and toiletries are a commodity while airborne. This is where the Airmen of Ramstein come in - to refuel and resupply.Aircraft can conduct a maneuver knows as a "gas and go" that enables aircraft to refuel and restock supplies

  • RAF Lakenheath strengthens Royal ties during Joint Warrior 2016

    Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, recently completed three-weeks of intense threat-reaction training missions during Joint Warrior 2016 in Scotland.Joint Warrior is a NATO exercise, which prepares rescue coalition force units for potential real-world scenarios that could be

  • 57th RQS showcases capabilities to Civic Leaders

    The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Civic Leaders visited the Liberty Wing April 21 as part of their European tour.The group is comprised of civilian community leaders from a variety of states and are selected by Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, CSAF, to serve as a volunteer advisory panel for senior Air

  • F-22 Raptors arrive in Romania

    Two F-22 Raptors and one KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, today.The F-22s and approximately 20 supporting Airmen are from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida."Today, I would like to highlight this deployment as a demonstration of our

  • RUFit?:TDY'd Airmen "Train Insane"

    RAF Lakenheath Airmen participating in Joint Warrior 2016, take these words to heart. They treat fitness as more than just one of the four pillars; it's a way of life.Joint Warrior is a multinational annual training exercise that provides rescue units with air-to-air combat mission training,