RAF Lakenheath honors military children

A 48th Fighter Wing civilian shows a child around an F-15E Strike Eagle during a tour supporting the Month of the Military Child on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air force Lakenheath, England. Approximately 2 million military children have experienced a parental deployment since 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

A military-affiliated child touches the radar of an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing during a tour on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. The Month of the Military Child is part of the legacy left by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

Military families escort their children onto the flightline for a tour on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. April, designated Month of the Military Child, highlights the experience of the dependent children of military members serving at home and overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

A military-affiliated child explores an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing during a tour on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. The tour was part of the Month of the Military child initiative, which stresses the importance of providing children with quality services and support to help them succeed in the mobile military lifestyle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

A child holds a sticker of the 492nd Fighter Squadron unit patch he received during a tour on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air force Lakenheath, England. The tour celebrates April as the Month of the Military Child highlights the experience of the dependent children of military members serving at home and overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

An Aircrew member assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron shows a child around an F-15E Strike Eagle during a tour supporting the Month of the Military Child on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air force Lakenheath, England. The tour was part of the Month of the Military child initiative, which stresses the importance of providing children with quality services and support to help them succeed in the mobile military lifestyle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

48th Fighter Wing personnel and military-affiliated children pose for a group photo on the flightline in support of the Month of the Military Child on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. The Month of the Military Child highlights the experience of the dependent children of military members serving at home and overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

An Airman assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing shows his son around an F-15E Strike Eagle during a tour supporting the Month of the Military Child on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air force Lakenheath, England. Approximately 2 million military children have experienced a parental deployment since 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)

RAF Lakenheath honors military children

Published April 15, 2021
By Senior Airman Shanice Ship
48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- A 48th Fighter Wing civilian shows a child around an F-15E Strike Eagle during a tour supporting the Month of the Military Child on April 15, 2021, at Royal Air force Lakenheath, England. Approximately 2 million military children have experienced a parental deployment since 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanice Ship)