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040818-F-4350W-003 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), lands at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), to take part in the Excalibur exercise. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Christopher Walkenhorst (RELEASED)

040818-F-4350W-008 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), taxies to a protective air shelter after landing on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), to take part in the Excalibur bombing and gunnery competition. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN...

040818-F-4350W-002 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), fly over Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), as they break for a landing during the Excalibur exercise. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Christopher Walkenhorst (RELEASED)

040818-F-4350W-016 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN Tim Tyler, Crewchief, 510th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), performs an aircraft recovery on a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, after it landed on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), to take part in the Excalibur bombing and gunnery competition. The Falcon is carrying a Litening II a targeting pod. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack...

040818-F-4350W-015 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN Tim Tyler, Crewchief, 510th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), performs an aircraft recovery on a USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, after it landed on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), to take part in the Excalibur bombing and gunnery competition. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Christopher...

040818-F-0703J-010 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 55th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), lands at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), during the Excalibur exercise. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Basic Stacey Jeanpaul (RELEASED)

040818-F-0703J-007 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), fly over Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), as they break for a landing during the Excalibur exercise. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Basic Stacey Jeanpaul (RELEASED)

040818-F-0703J-006 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-15-E Strike Eagle long-range interdiction fighter, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), taking off for a mission during the Excalibur exercise. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Basic Stacey Jeanpaul (RELEASED)

040818-F-0703J-001 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) CAPT. Tom Yeager, Pilot, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), performs pre-flight check on his HA/LP-PPB Oxygen mask onboard a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle fighter during the Excalibur exercise. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Basic Stacey Jeanpaul (RELEASED)

040818-F-4350W-012 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), taxies to a protective air shelter after landing on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), to take part in the Excalibur bombing and gunnery competition. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: 040818-F-4350W-012 (Aug. 18, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Squadron (FS), Aviano, Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), taxies to a protective air shelter after landing on Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), to take part in the Excalibur bombing and gunnery competition. The Excalibur exercise is a bombing and gunnery competition that provides an opportunity for the United States and partner countries to learn to fly and fight together. It also promotes esprit de corps between US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) and RAF aircrews as they focus on basic surface attack missions. U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Christopher Walkenhorst (RELEASED)

Base: RAF Lakenheath

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Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst

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label_outline Explore Surface Attack Missions, Excalibur Exercise, Raf Aircrews

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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

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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeannette Grimm, Non-destructive Inspection (NDI) Craftsman, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), accomplishes a magnetic particle inspection on an engine actuator mount, inside the NDI shop at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK)

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