040818-F-0703J-002 (Aug. 18, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) CAPT. Jonathan Laatch, Weapon Systems Officer (WSO), 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (GBR), performs pre-flight checks on his station 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)
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: RAF Lakenheath
State: Suffolk
Country: United Kingdom (GBR)
Scene Camera Operator: AB Stacey Jeanpaul, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
18/08/2004
Source
Royal collection of the United Kingdom
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