RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020

[C24]

See my update post in the Fairford section

Wouldn’t it be better placed in this one thread? Rather than Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Fairford etc.

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[Spitfire88]

See my update post in the Fairford section

Wouldn’t it be better placed in this one thread? Rather than Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Fairford etc.

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As only a small part of the update applies to the thread I thought it best in the Fairford section

[thevulcan]

Indeed the situation with fairford is now not related to the thread as it does not effect mildenhalls now non closure and lakenheath getting F-35s

[Cranberry]

The Air Force’s F-15Cs are aging and expected to run out of service life by the mid-2020s.

Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, will begin receiving F-35 Lightning IIs in 2024; Kingsley Field, Oregon, will host the Air Force’s first F-15EX formal training mission beginning in 2022; and the unit at Portland Air National Guard Base will become the first operational F-15EX squadron in 2023.

The Air Force plans to replace the Air National Guard’s aging F-15C Eagles in Florida and Oregon with the service’s newest air superiority aircraft.

Currently, four active duty operational locations — Hill Air Force Base, Utah; RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom; Eielson AFB, Alaska; and Tyndall AFB, Florida — have been identified to host the F-35A.

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display ... 5a-f-15ex/

[Unknown74]

Guys sorry to put a dampener on a possible reprieve don’t get your hopes up too much re Mildenhall, Remember it was Obama’s Administration which decided on the closure and who was the Vice President? - Joe Biden!

Sorry - just being cautious.

[paddyboy]

Fishing expedition, guys, so just ignore as usual

[Pune]

Fishing expedition, guys, so just ignore as usual

Thanks Paddy, the voice of reason..

[Vulcan74]

What's the betting Trump gets in again?

[stigorige]

Surely further discussion of totally unrelated subjects and theories on the outcome of elections is outside of a thread which as far as Mildenhall is concerned is finished. Concentrate on LN and the F-35s.
I'm just waiting for the inevitable 'Not if X or Y is elected' you could add a 'the future is uncertain' caveat to almost any statement!
What we want is planes to watch.
Stig

[starfighter]

Surely further discussion of totally unrelated subjects and theories on the outcome of elections is outside of a thread which as far as Mildenhall is concerned is finished. Concentrate on LN and the F-35s.
I'm just waiting for the inevitable 'Not if X or Y is elected' you could add a 'the future is uncertain' caveat to almost any statement!
What we want is planes to watch.
Stig

And I vote for Stig.
Steve.

[paddyboy]

Hi Chris

Hope to see you at LN or MH soon

Paddy

[stigorige]

Thanks for your support Starfighter! You should put it back in your car.
I'll no doubt see you soon Paddyboy I've started back out after isolating for a while

[page_verify]

All gone quiet? I thought people had been to village meetings where all was going to be revealed?

[thevulcan]

Link to the thread regarding fairford page_verify as it was not linked to Mildenhall or Lakenheath it was posted separately.
viewtopic.php?f=45&t=193526

[Finty]

Get your suggestions in

The Air Force will reactivate its 495th Fighter Squadron to support the F-35 mission at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., 48th Fighter Wing spokesperson Maj. Sybil V. Taunton confirmed to Air Force Magazine via email Sept. 15.

“Overall we will see a plus-up of roughly 1,200 personnel to operate and support two full squadrons of F-35s,” she wrote, noting that the base’s first Joint Strike Fighters are still slated to reach the base late next year.

The 48th Fighter Wing has held off on a formal public announcement about the squadron’s reactivation because it’s on an ongoing search for a squadron mascot, she said. However, she noted, the wing is open to proposals from the aviation-loving public.

“We were really intending to target our U.K. aviation enthusiast community for ideas, given our location, but we will welcome suggestions from back home in the U.S. as well,” she wrote.

Anyone can submit their ideas via an email to 48fw.pa@us.af.mil, or by tweeting the wing @48FighterWing, Taunton wrote...

More here https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-to-rea ... f-35-unit/

[GOOSE]

Thanks for your support Starfighter! You should put it back in your car.
I'll no doubt see you soon Paddyboy I've started back out after isolating for a while

Good to hear that you're well Stig and out and about

[BOLLO]

https://www.airforcemag.com/afsoc-boss- ... 0n6TnxW7Yg

[starfighter]

So with that good news, perhaps the longest thread ( over five and a half years) can finally be put to bed ,
What will we do now .
Steve.

[Dave Smith]

Yeah but this is nothing like the bloke in the Pub said............

[reaperops]

So with that good news, perhaps the longest thread ( over five and a half years) can finally be put to bed ,
What will we do now .
Steve.

Steve,

This post has been Tip of the Spear Stuff and not to worry, the future is bright and so full of promise . They've only skirted around Rubbish at LN, Roads at LN, Live Streaming, OPSEC and the rights and wrongs of heads up!! Its all to come. This has truly has been a blast!!

Here's to the future and the next generation of 'info warriors', 'debate creators', 'Experts' and 'Anoraks'..........'Bring it on'

See ya Soon,

CF