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US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Brian "Bluto" Schubert, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, pre-flights his fighter prior to flying sorties against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce "Bullet" Silver, right, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and CAPT Brian "Bluto" Schubert, a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, check their aircraft prior to a sortie against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce "Bullet" Silver, right, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and CAPT Brian "Bluto" Schubert, a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, check their aircraft prior to a sortie against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce Silver, an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England and South African Air Force (SAAF) Major General (MGEN) LaBuschagne, the Director of Force Preparation Planning staff, mid-air refuel with a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), RAF Mildenhall, England

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce Silver, an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England and South African Air Force (SAAF) Major General (MGEN) LaBuschagne, Director of Force Preparation Planning, simulate a mid-air refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), RAF Mildenhall, England

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Kevin L. Rainey, from Atlanta, Georgia, a KC-135 Stratotanker instructor pilot, assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, England, enjoys the African Aerospace Defense Exhibition and Air Show, Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof, South Africa

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Steve "Pimp" Thompson and Captain (CAPT) Rodney "Shocker" Landsberg, F-15C Eagle pilots with the 60th Fighter Squadron (FS), 33rd Fighter Wing (FW), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, fly formation with a pair of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, front, flown by pilots from Germany's (DEU) 73rd Fighter Wing (FW) "Steinhoff," Laage Air Base (AB), DEU

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Steve "Pimp" Thompson and Captain (CAPT) Rodney "Shocker" Landsberg, F-15C Eagle pilots with the 60th Fighter Squadron (FS), 33rd Fighter Wing (FW), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, fly formation with a pair of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, front, flown by pilots from Germany's (DEU) 73rd Fighter Wing (FW) "Steinhoff," Laage Air Base (AB), DEU

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Steve "Pimp" Thompson and Captain (CAPT) Rodney "Shocker" Landsberg, F-15C Eagle pilots with the 60th Fighter Squadron (FS), 33rd Fighter Wing (FW), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, fly formation with a pair of MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters, front, flown by pilots from Germany's (DEU) 73rd Fighter Wing (FW) "Steinhoff," Laage Air Base (AB), DEU

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Brian "Bluto" Schubert, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, checks his aircraft prior to a sortie against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

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Base: Louis Trichardt Air Force Base

Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Cesar Rodriguez, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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air force usaf captain brian bluto schubert fighter squadron weapons systems officer eagle weapons systems officer wso royal air force raf lakenheath checks aircraft sortie saaf cheetahs air force base afb louis trichardt united kingdom us air force f 15 eagle f 15 us air force captain high resolution louis trichardt air force base south african air force louis trichardt scene major command msgt cesar rodriguez f 15 e
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