Heads up for the UK members

Swiss F-18s will be a Lossiemouth until December 7th.

I'm not allowed to say much yet but there should be a deployment heading out next week. Not sure on numbers, but if what I saw today is any indication, quite a few heading out.

a reply to: Zaphod58
That's sounds like B-2s to me. well I'm hoping by the end of the year I'll have my wifi sorted and a laptop so I'll try and start putting your updates to use and getting out there with my camera. This year has been so hectic for me. Off topic Zaph i have 5 days training on the 6th December for my semi truck (as you Americans call it) license and then take my test on the 5th day. I've already passed my test for large box type trucks so next step is my semi license

Arrival of the Det is set for the 22nd or 23rd depending on weather and tanker availability.

Looks like they pushed it back, but 8 Hill F-35s into Lakenheath next week.

A KC-46 landed at Ramstein today, marking its first trip to Europe. They flew from Elmendorf to Ramstein, over the North Pole.

Starting on the 15th of March between 6 and 8 B-52s will be flying from RAF Fairford.

a reply to: Zaphod58
One day I'll be in a position to go spotting. It seems the USAF knows when I'm busy and decides to send over their toys. Any idea how long the deployment is? Also with Fairford turning into a more active base after Mildenhall is handed back over are the US air assets stationed there being moved to Germany? Just wondering if Fairford would be more active with US bombers and other aircraft once it gets up and running again

Also I believe Fairford recently had a few U-2s visit

a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

They get U-2s when they do airframe swaps every few months.

They didn't give an exact length of the deployment, but I'd say at least two weeks.

Was at Fairford during “Gulf war...part 2”....very busy place for obvious reasons....😇a reply to: Zaphod58

Unofficial word today that Hill will deploy a group of F-35s to Lakenheath in June.

Eighteen Seymour- Johnson F-15s due to Lakenheath starting at approximately 1pm Sunday.

The F-15s will be in Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, six in each cell. Arrival time is between 1530 and 1630 each day. They're from the 335th FS, heading to the ME to replace the 391st FS out of Mountain Home. There's no schedule for return date or route yet for the 391st.

Sunday cell canceled due to weather. They'll try again tomorrow, probably with both today's and tomorrow's cells.

I hope you don't feel your time is wasted by posting these updates. Believe me if I had the time and money to go and plane spot I'd be doing it. Please don't stop letting us know when stuff happens over here. Once I start getting better wages from truck driving and getting more free time I'll be out trying to get some pictures. I'm sure there's a few of us that appreciate your input

CLEAN 22 with 6 fighters should be into Lakenheath around 1500.

Looks like 12 inbound. TABOR81 and CLEAN21 inbound.

Either 22 turned back or there was a callsign mixup. CLEAN21 and TABOR flight on the deck.

I bet the Mountain Home guys are thrilled with their replacements. The second and third cells still haven't managed to get out of Seymour-Johnson. They canceled yesterday due to weather. CLEAN32 got airborne today, and promptly turned back and landed.

CLEAN31 and CLEAN51 inbound. They're still a ways out, but the remaining 12 aircraft should be in this evening some time.

Only 10 made it. Two dropped into Bangor, after one aircraft developed a maintenance issue.