A member of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, is greeted by his family upon his return to RAF Lakenheath. He was deployed in support of the Air Expeditionary Force (REF) 4-lead wing, which completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this week. RAF Lakenheath's 48th Fighter Wing served as the AEF4-lead wing contributing leadership and the bulk of all deployed forces over the past 90 days. The AEF enforced the United Nations No-Fly/No-Drive Zone over southern Iraq, an air occupation that has continued since the end of Operation DESERT STORM. Remaining AEF 4 members and deployed F-15E Strike ...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: A member of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, is greeted by his family upon his return to RAF Lakenheath. He was deployed in support of the Air Expeditionary Force (REF) 4-lead wing, which completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this week. RAF Lakenheath's 48th Fighter Wing served as the AEF4-lead wing contributing leadership and the bulk of all deployed forces over the past 90 days. The AEF enforced the United Nations No-Fly/No-Drive Zone over southern Iraq, an air occupation that has continued since the end of Operation DESERT STORM. Remaining AEF 4 members and deployed F-15E Strike Eagles and F-15C Eagles are expected home by the end of the week. The promise of the AEF is for airmen to return home and be free from deployments for 15 months while other Air Force units, based worldwide, deploy on their AEF tasking.
Base: Raf Lakenheath
State: East Anglia
Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)
Scene Major Command Shown: 48th Fighter Wing
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle
Release Status: Released to Public
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