Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepare to fly their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan from a base in Southwest Asia. As the crewchief watches, the pilot (left), call sign "Slokes", and the weapon system operator (WSO) in the aircraft for a mission, call sign "Snitch", prepare to strap-on their F-15E. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM
Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha
Country: Qatar (QAT)
Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
17/10/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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