US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez The 495th Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, will be called the Valkyries. The name was picked from a number of candidates submitted by the community for the unit, which is the Air Force's first UK-based F-35 Lightning II fighter squadron. The US Air Force will call its first UK-based F-35 Lightning II fighter squadron the Valkyries. The 495th Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, will take on the title, according to a release. The service announced the nickname for its first overseas Joint Strike Fighter squadron Monday; the name beat other crowdsourced choices, including Archangels, Sabres, Sentinels and Swordsmen, the release states.