US Air Force (USAF) members of the 48th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, respond to opposition forces inside a protective aircraft shelter during a Force On Force training exercise. The Airmen are armed 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and wearing MCU-2P gas masks as a precaution. They are also wearing Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear. Force on Force is an annual exercise held at RAF Lakenheath to give a simulated, tactical scenario to real world missions. The exercise presents situations that might occur at the installation
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: RAF Lakenheath
State: Suffolk
Country: United Kingdom (GBR)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
19/09/2003
Source
Royal collection of the United Kingdom
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