www.aviationnews.eu : US to Permanently Base F-35 Fighters in Europe

The F-35s and about 1,200 personnel are scheduled to arrive at RAF Lakenheath in 2020.

WASHINGTON, January 9 — The US Air Force will base the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter group in Europe at Royal Air Force station (RAF) Lakenheath in the United Kingdom, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.

“The US Air Force will permanently base the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in Europe and the secretary of defense has selected RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom as the first location to host two squadrons of F-35s,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet said at a press conference.

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US Dragon Spacecraft Blasts Off to ISS, Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Fails Posted: 10 Jan 2015 06:43 AM PST After the US Dragon spacecraft was brough into the orbit by the Falcon 9, the first stage of the carrier-rocket was expected to land on a huge platform installed in the ocean off the coast of Florida but it crashed into the platform and broke into pieces, making it impossible to use the rocket in […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ]

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