F-35s and F-15s prep for take-off

F-35A Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, stand by to take-off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 20. The F-35A is a fifth generation fighter that provides the joint warfighter unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats, while complementing the Air Force’s air superiority fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

F-35s and F-15s prep for take-off

Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, taxi to take-off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 20. The U.S. Air Force deployed the aircraft, approximately 250 Airmen, and associated equipment to Lakenheath on a long-planned training deployment to conduct air training with other Europe-based aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

F-35s and F-15s prep for take-off

An F-35A Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, and an F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, stand by to take-off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 20. The F-35As will also forward deploy from England to NATO bases maximizing training opportunities while also strengthening the NATO alliance and enhance NATO’s collective deterrence posture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

F-35s and F-15s prep for take-off

An F-35A Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, and an F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, stand by to take-off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 20. The F-35A is a fifth generation, multi-role fighter aircraft is deployed here to maximize training opportunities, affirm enduring commitments to NATO allies, and deter any actions that destabilize regional security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

F-35s and F-15s prep for take-off

F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron and an F-35A Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, taxi to take-off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 20. The F-35A is a fifth generation fighter that provides the joint warfighter unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats, while complementing the Air Force’s air superiority fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

F-35s and F-15s prep for take-off

Published April 25, 2017
By Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez
48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- F-35A Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, stand by to take-off for a training sortie at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 20. The F-35A is a fifth generation fighter that provides the joint warfighter unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats, while complementing the Air Force’s air superiority fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)