A 48th Security Forces member, armed with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, directs a vehicle where to go for inspection. The vehicle will under go a through inspection before given permission to enter RAF Lakenheath, UK. Security is always foremost at RAF Lakenheath, but security is even tighter to prevent another occurrence of the tragedies that struck New York and Washington D.C. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground

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A 48th Security Forces member, armed with his Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, directs a vehicle where to go for inspection. The vehicle will under go a through inspection before given permission to enter RAF Lakenheath, UK. Security is always foremost at RAF Lakenheath, but security is even tighter to prevent another occurrence of the tragedies that struck New York and Washington D.C. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Raf Lakenheath

State: East Anglia

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Harper Jr., USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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14/09/2001
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