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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

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

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

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Carey Stegall (right), Deputy Commander, 20th Operations Group (OG), 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Air Vice-Marshal Yahya bin Rasheed Al-Jumaah (left) RAFO Commander, return from an F-16 orientation flight. The Air Vice-Marshal is at Shaw AFB on an official visit to meet US Central Command (USCENTCOM) Air Force (CENTAF) personnel and to view an operational USAF F-16 Fighter Wing (FW)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Carey Stegall (left), Deputy Commander, 20th Operations Group (OG), 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), briefs Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Air Vice-Marshal Yahya bin Rasheed Al-Jumaah (right) RAFO Commander, prior to taking him on an F-16 orientation flight. The Air Vice-Marshal is at Shaw AFB on an official visit to meet US Central Command (USCENTCOM) Air Force (CENTAF) personnel and to view an operational USAF F-16 Fighter Wing (FW)

Colonel (COL), Mark Perodeau, Support Group Commander, 48TH Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, UK. Briefs Captain (CPT), James Gifford, USAF, 494TH Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) and CPT Wesley Thiel, USAF, 48TH TFW Security Forces Squadron, on the specifics of getting personnel to the site of the F-15C Eagle aircraft Mishap, located in the Scottish Highlands

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mark Beasley, USAF, dedicated crewchief, 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, salutes to pilot Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie, USAF, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, who is receiving an orientation ride. 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. The Eagles Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night (LANTIRN) system is visible under the aircraft

151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Commander, Colonel (COL) Brent Winget (right), Ambassador to Cyprus, Donald Bandler (center), British Group, Captain Hasel (right), Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Bruce Evans (behind left), Utah Air National Guard (UANG), Judge Advocate General, and Attach Army COL John Gagnon, (behind the Ambassador), walk away from a KC-135 Stratotanker after a familiarization tour. The 151st ARW deployed to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Dedicated crewchiefs from the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, go through final checks prior to launching a F-15E Strike Eagle. Onboard the Eagle are pilot Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Scott Purdie, USAF, and Air Vice-Marshal Philip Sturley, Assistant CHIEF of the Air STAFF, Ministry of Defense, who is receiving an orientation ride. 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. The Eagle is equipped with an AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)...

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

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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

Release Status: Released to Public

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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

Visit of delegation from Germany's [Ministry of Transport, Building, and Urban Development, led by State Secretary Rainer Bomba, to HUD headquarters for meeting with] Deputy Secretary Ron Sims [and other senior officials, and signing of] German-U.S. ["Joint Declaration of intent" on housing and sustainable urban development]

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Kent Laughbaum (foreground left), Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), answers questions from members of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Look East Television Network, concerning the arrival of the Wings newly acquired F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. The new Strike Eagle aircraft were flown from the manufacture by 494th Fighter Squadron (FS) aircrews and will be assigned to the unit

Visit of delegation from Germany's [Ministry of Transport, Building, and Urban Development, led by State Secretary Rainer Bomba, to HUD headquarters for meeting with] Deputy Secretary Ron Sims [and other senior officials, and signing of] German-U.S. ["Joint Declaration of intent" on housing and sustainable urban development]

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Visit of delegation from Germany's [Ministry of Transport, Building, and Urban Development, led by State Secretary Rainer Bomba, to HUD headquarters for meeting with] Deputy Secretary Ron Sims [and other senior officials, and signing of] German-U.S. ["Joint Declaration of intent" on housing and sustainable urban development]

U.S. and Iraqi officials pose for pictures for media after the Transfer of Authority of Fowarding Operation Base Danger, Tikrit, Iraq. The former FOB will become the Ministry of Finance. (U.S. Army photo by STAFF SGT. Alfred Johnson) (Released)

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

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lieutenant colonel lieutenant colonel lcol scott purdie scott purdie usaf pilot fighter squadron raf lakenheath raf lakenheath philip sturley philip sturley assistant air staff ministry defense pre flight london major general major general kenneth hess kenneth hess commander mildenhall visit raf mildenhall orientation orientation flight air force vice chief of staff pentagon us army command chief of staff us military command united kingdom staff sergeant us air force f 15 eagle f 15 us air force pilot us air force major us air force general england high resolution air vice marshal philip sturley air vice marshal sturley scene major command f 15 e assistant chief flight east anglia great britain ssgt tony us national archives