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SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Dave Anelundi, AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Crystal Getz and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Clint Holman, USAF, 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK place a AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile on a MJ-1 weapons loader, after removing it from a USAF F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 48TH FW. In the background SSGT Scott Spraberry performs a routine post flight inspection of the aircraft

Left side profile facial close-up shot as AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Price of the 48th Security Forces Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom lies in prone position, aiming his M16 rifle, while protecting a protective aircraft shelter (Not shown) during the 48th FW Local Surety Inspection. The week long exercise sharpens the 48th FW emergency response actions and helps them practice for a upcoming major command inspection

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matt Delmonte, Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), sprays a primer coat on a USAF F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft from the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS) as he prepares it for a new paint job. A new paint job will help keep the metals on the jet from being damaged by corrosive materials. The 48th EMS provides intermediate and organizational level maintenance for three fighter squadrons supporting 48th FW, US Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), US European Command and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) commitments

AIRMAN First Class John D. Clark, USAF, (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN Jose D. Nunez, (right), USAF, from the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, perform maintenance on a RQ-1L Predator UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) from the 57th Wing Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV, after its return flight over Afghanistan in direct support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Predator is a medium-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned aerial vehicle system used for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition

(from left to right) US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Apprentice Kerry Handley and US Navy Aviation Ordnanceman AIRMAN Richard Collins retrieve an Air-Launched, Intercept-Aerial Guided Missile Nine (AIM-9 Sidewinder) from the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron Thirty-Seven (VFA-37) after the final day of flight operations on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH in the Persian Gulf

SENIOR AIRMAN (SAR), Ryan Renaurt, USAF, HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter, Door GUNNER, assigned to the 66TH Rescue Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV looks for simulated surface-to-air threats while flying over the gunnery range at Fallon Naval Air Station during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario. Shadow of the aircraft is seen on the ground

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jacory Summers, 78th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) attaches a fin to an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), attached to the wing pylon of a USAF F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Combined Task Force (CTF), Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Lundin (left), and USAF AIRMAN (AMN) William Sword, Conventional Maintenance Crewmembers, 48th Munitions Squadron (MUNS), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), work on a RAMS (Rapid Assembly Munitions System) to assemble these 1,000-pound bombs. The RAMS is used to put together bombs during wartime and critical situations. Assemblies such as these allow for the 48th Munitions Squadron to provide munitions and armament systems maintenance for three fighter squadrons

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ian J. Connors, a Aerial Videographer with the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, shoots from inside a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 344th Aerial Refeuling Squadron, McConell Air Force Base, Kansas, as it passes fuel for a British E-3 Sentry (Not shown), during a refueling mission in a forward location in the European Theatre. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil

Close up of SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), Dave Anelundi, AIRMAN First Class (A1C), Crystal Getz and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT), Clint Holman, USAF, 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK as they place a AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile on a MJ-1 weapons loader, after removing it from a USAF F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 48TH FW. In the background SSGT Scott Spraberry performs a routine post flight inspection of the aircraft

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Base: Raf Lakenheath

State: East Anglia

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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label_outline Explore Usaf F 15 Eagle Aircraft, Getz, Holman

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

Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) A-7E Corsair II aircraft fly near the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as they prepare for refueling over the Red Sea during Operation Desert Storm. The Corsair on the right is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on its right fuselage pylon

MJ-1B Munitions Loader "Jammer" driven by US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Barbosa, Munitions Maintenance Crew, as he loads munitions for a mission against Iraqi targets during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft flies over the sea during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip. VFA-81 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

An air-to-air left side view of a 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft in a vertical dive during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), perform maintenance on an USAF F-15 Eagle aircraft, during Exercise COPE TIGER 2003, at Korat, Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB), Thailand. Cope Tiger is an annual multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region that promotes closer relations and enables air force units it the region to sharpen air combat skill and participate interoperability with US Forces

Aerospace control includes missions such as this U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon, carrying an Aim-9 Sidewinder missile, and Royal Jordanian Air Force F-1 Mirage flying over Iraq. These sorties are designed to gain control over an aerospace environment. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996

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

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ray Barlon and A1C G. Thomas Jr., 388th Electronic Maintenance Squadron, check the torque on an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile during Operation OCEAN VENTURE '84

More than 158 Alabama Army National Guard Soldiers

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Landon Favors, Weapons Loader, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), checks the safety pins on a Conventional Air Launch Cruise Missile attached to the wing pylon of aUSAF B-52H Stratofortress aircraft while deployed with the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

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senior airman senior airman sra dave anelundi dave anelundi airman first class crystal getz crystal getz sergeant staff sergeant ssgt clint holman clint holman usaf fighter squadron royal air force raf lakenheath place aim sidewinder missile sidewinder missile mj weapons loader weapons loader usaf f aircraft scott spraberry background ssgt scott spraberry post flight inspection post flight inspection f 15 air force aim 9 sidewinder first class us air force usaf f 15 eagle aircraft raf lakenheath a 1 c joanna aim 9 sidewinder missile mj 1 weapons loader a 1 c east anglia great britain jet aircraft fighter jet aircraft military aircraft us national archives f 15 eagle england united kingdom