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Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie (left), USAF, Pilot, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, go through a pre-flight briefing prior to a flight in a F-15E Strike Eagle. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie (left), USAF, Pilot, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, go through pre-flight checks prior to a flight in an F-15E Strike Eagle. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle

Dedicated crewchiefs from the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, go through final checks prior to launching a F-15E Strike Eagle. Onboard the Eagle are pilot Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie, USAF, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, who is receiving an orientation ride. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, USAF, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle. The Eagle is equipped with an AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)...

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Beasley, USAF, dedicated crewchief, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, salutes to pilot Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie, USAF, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, who is receiving an orientation ride. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, USAF, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle. The Eagles Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night (LANTIRN) system is visible under the aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), is assisted by an unidentified Crew CHIEF from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as he exits a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Two new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown over by 494th FS aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

Captain (CAPT) Chris Kirby (right), USAF, Pilot, 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, demonstrates ejection procedures to Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, at the Operation Support Squadron's (OSS) F-15E Strike Eagle flight simulator. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, USAF, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle

A F-15E Strike Eagle from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, awaits all systems checks during preflight procedures before rollout down the taxiway. This F-15E hold pilot Major Chris Knehans, from the 492nd and General (GEN) Jean Pierre Job, CHIEF of STAFF for the French Air Force. GEN Job was visiting RAF Lakenheath to receive an orientation ride in one of the United States Air Force's premier fighters, the F-15E Strike Eagle

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Beasley, USAF, Dedicated Crewchief, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, signals an F-15E Strike Eagle, piloted by Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie, to stop. A1C Beasley will make one more inspection of the tires prior to an orientation ride for Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General (MGEN) Kenneth Hess, Commander, 3rd Air Force, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the F-15E Strike Eagle

Colonel (COL), Mark Perodeau, Support Group Commander, 48TH Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, UK. Briefs Captain (CPT), James Gifford, USAF, 494TH Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) and CPT Wesley Thiel, USAF, 48TH TFW Security Forces Squadron, on the specifics of getting personnel to the site of the F-15C Eagle aircraft Mishap, located in the Scottish Highlands

Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, checks out his flight gear before boarding the F-15E Strike Eagle for an orientation flight. The Eagle will be piloted by Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie (rear), 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Air Vice-Marshal Sturley was invited up from London by Major General Kenneth Hess, 3rd Air Force Commander, to visit RAF Mildenhall and to receive an orientation flight in the Strike Eagle

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Base: RAF Lakenheath

State: East Anglia

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), is assisted by an unidentified Crew CHIEF from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as he exits a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, on the flight line at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). Two new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown over by 494th FS aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

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