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US Air Force (USAF) members of the 48th Fighter Wing (FW) salute USAF Colonel (COL) John Snider, Vice-Commander, 48th FW, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), as he returns from his final flight on board a USAF F-15D Eagle fighter. COL Snider the 48th FW Vice Commander since August of 2001 will soon move to Ramstein Air Base (AB) to become the new US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Inspector General (IG)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) John Snider, Vice Commander, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), suits up in an anti-exposure flightsuit (a.k.a. poopy suit) for his final flight. COL Snider the 48th FW Vice Commander since August of 2001 will soon move to Ramstein Air Base (AB) to become the new US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Inspector General (IG)

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) John T. Brennan, left, 48th Fighter Wing (FW) commander, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, presents the guidon of the re-designated 48th Mission Support Group (MSG) to US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Donald M. Palandech, 48th MSG Commander, during the 48th Fighter Wing's transformation into a new combat wing organization

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)

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

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Shayne Sullivan, 522nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), gets out of his F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter after landing at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal (PRT) and is greeted by SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Hagen, 65th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Kurt Bergmark, 65th Communications Squadron (CS)

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Robert H. Doc Foglesong (right), Commander, Allied Air Component Headquarters Ramstein (CC-Air Ramstein), and Commander, Air Component, US European Command (USEUCOM), US Air Force in Europe (USAFE), Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), salutes an aircrew member (left) as he prepares to board his USAF C-20 Gulfstream III aircraft and depart RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England (ENG), after visiting with the British Air CHIEF during a Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) show and conducting a follow-up base visit with one of his geographically separated units (GSU)

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)

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

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 48th Fighter Wing (FW) greet with an Archway of Water salute for USAF Colonel (COL) John Snider, Vice-Commander, 48th FW, Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), as he returns from his final flight on board a USAF F-15D Eagle fighter. COL Snider the 48th FW Vice Commander since August of 2001 will soon move to Ramstein Air Base (AB) to become the new US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Inspector General (IG)

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Base: RAF Lakenheath

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Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

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Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF

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