Colonel Mike Ehrlich (middle) the 48th Fighter Wing Vice Commander greets returning wing members at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The men and women of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF)4-lead wing completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week. 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 ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: Colonel Mike Ehrlich (middle) the 48th Fighter Wing Vice Commander greets returning wing members at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The men and women of the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF)4-lead wing completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week. 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 taskings.

Base: Raf Lakenheath

State: East Anglia

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Major Command Shown: 48th Fighter Wing

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron, Jr.

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files