UK readying RAF Lakeneath for two squadrons of US F-35s
The Suffolk airbase will be the first permanent international site for US Air Force F-35s in Europe and continues the base’s long and proud history of supporting US Air Force capability in the UK. Co-locating US and UK F-35 capability in the UK will help strengthen the historic military ties between the two nations as well as the partnership between the RAF and US Air Forces, the service said on November 19. Read more
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| F-35A Lightning II's from the USAF 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, land at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017 (Credit: U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew) |
