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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

A F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and a R.A.F. Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, R.A.F. Coningsby do a fly-by over the Battle of Britain ceremony at the Battle of Britain Memorial Park, R.A.F. Lakenheath. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

SENIOR AIRMAN Tara Carson, a crew chief from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, prepares a F-15E Strike Eagle prior to engine startup by removing preflight tags. This F-15E is being prepared for 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

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, touches down on the runway at RAF Lakenheath during a routine flying mission

Group Captain Richard Garwood, RAF, Commanding Officer, RAF Marham, United Kingdom, climbs down the ladder of an F-15E Strike Eagle. Group Captain Garwood, Commanding Officer, RAF Marham, visited the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath for an orientation ride in the Strike Eagle

An F-15E "Strike Eagle," 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, takes off from RAF Lakenheath

Group Captain Richard Garwood, RAF, Commanding Officer, RAF Marham, United Kingdom, climbs down the ladder of an F-15E Strike Eagle. Group Captain Garwood, Commanding Officer, RAF Marham, visited the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath for an orientation ride in the Strike Eagle

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom Approaches the runway at RAF Lakenheath for landing while an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Fighter Squadron Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, waits for take off in the aircraft hold area

Two US Air Force (USAF) 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft (background), from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England (ENG), accompany an Alabama Air National Guard (ALANG) 106th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 117th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft (starboard wing seen in photograph) on a training flight over the North Sea, while the 106th ARS is on a two-week deployment training mission with the 48th FW

An F-15E Strike Eagle, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, with Captain (CAPT) Chris Bridges, USAF, Pilot, and Group Captain Richard Garwood, RAF, raises it's canopy during engine shutdown. Group Captain Garwood, Commanding Officer, RAF Marham, home of the Tornado GR1A/GR4A fighter aircraft, is visiting RAF Lakenheath for an orientation ride 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

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Captain (CAPT) Chris Bridges (left), USAF, Pilot, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, watches as Group Captain Richard Garwood, RAF, Commanding Officer, RAF Marham, United Kingdom, acquaints himself with the front seat station after they completed a flight in a F-15E Strike Eagle. Group Captain Garwood visited RAF Lakenheath for an orientation ride in the Strike Eagle

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (foreground left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), answers questions from members of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Look East Television Network, concerning the arrival of the Wings newly acquired F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. The new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown from the manufacture by 494th Fighter Squadron (FS) aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

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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

US Air Force (USAF) Crew Chiefs from the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England (ENG), conduct preflight checks on an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter from the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), prior to a mission

Mr. Jack Skolds F-16 Fighting Falcon, (Aircraft #924) takes off. Skolds is the President of SCE&G. He is visiting the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire, South Carolina's Air National Guard Station to receive an orientation flight on the F-16C, Block 52 aircraft

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