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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

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

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) James Spencer (left), 319th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) John Baker, Maintenance Crewchief, perform a pre-flight inspection of a KC-135R Stratotanker before a refueling mission. The 319th EARS conducts combat and combat-support air refueling and airlift missions across US Central Commands (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) supporting Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, SOUTHERN WATCH, and IRAQI FREEDOM

Captain (CAPT) Bryan Hasty (left), USAF, Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Tactical Systems Branch, 48th Communications Squadron (CS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, is interviewed by Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Dorlinda Barker, USAF, Broadcaster, Air Forces News Service (AFNS), during exercise SCREAMING EAGLE. SCREAMING EAGLE, a 48th Communication Squadron (CS) exercise at RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom. SCREAMING EAGLE is a three-week exercise to provide training for real-world deployments. During the three-week exercise, troops process through a mobility line, build tents, and conduct day-to-day operations at a deployed location. In the background is an...

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, performs his pre-flight walk around the aircraft, with crewchief AIRMAN 1ST Class Fausto Olivo, USAF, before taking off on a refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. CAPT Ramrakha and about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel are deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, ...

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) Captain (CAPT) Mike Olson, far right, a pilot assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), RAF Lakenheath, England (ENG), shows civic leaders, left to right, Councilor Ian Sherwood, Mayor of Swaffham, Councilor Bryan Wykes, Mayor of Watton, Phillip Eden, Mayor of Ely and Councilor John Carrick, Chairman of Breckland Council, an F-15E Strike Eagle during their tour

Captain (CAPT) Sushil Ramrakha, USAF, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot, and AIRMAN 1ST Class Fausto Olivo, USAF, (right), KC-135R crewchief, perform pre-flight aircraft checks before a refueling mission over the Adriatic Sea. CAPT Ramrakha and about 20 other aircrew members and maintenance personnel are deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. The McConnell active duty personnel join the primarily Air National Guard flying and maintenance operations here. The group flies aerial refueling missions in support of NATO Operation JOINT FORGE, refueling US and NATO aircraft, patrolling the ...

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

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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

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