Major Jeff Galloway, 493rd Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, welcomes a pilot from the 312th FS, Royal Netherlands Air Force to RAF Lakenheath, May 26, 2009. Four pilots from the RNAF will be spending the night here to continue their dissimilar air combat training on their way home May 27. The two fighter squadrons trained together when the 493rd FS traveled to the Netherlands last month to participate in Frisian Flag 2009, an exercise in that country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan)
An F-16 from the 312th Fighter Squadron, Royal Netherlands Air Force, lands at RAF Lakenheath, England May 26, 2009. The pilots will be performing dissimilar air combat training against the 493rd FS on their way home May 27. The one day event is part of the two squadron?s ongoing international relationship. It provides the pilots an opportunity to train against aircraft other than the ones they?re flying, enhancing their skills and granting them experience unavailable if they didn?t train together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Gallahan)