Fighter pilots assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron arrive at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 25, 2014, from exercises in the U.S. Red Flag is an advanced training program and provides participants with valuable training in planning and executing a wide-variety of combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea/Released)
Children wave to 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilots as they arrive at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 25, 2014, from exercises in the U.S. The 48th Fighter Wing aircraft returned after participating in Red Flag exercise 14N-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and Combat Hammer and Combat Archer exercises at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea/Released)
The family of Capt. Matthew Gardner, 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilot, waits for the squadron’s arrival on the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 25, 2014. The 48th Fighter Wing aircraft returned after participating in Red Flag exercise 14N-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and the Combat Hammer and Combat Archer exercises at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea/Released)
Capt. Erik Hulme, 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilot, hugs his son on the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 25, 2014, after returning from exercises in the U.S. Red Flag is an advanced training program and provides participants with valuable training in planning and executing a wide-variety of combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea/Released)
Fighter pilots assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, taxi on the runway at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 25, 2014, after returning from exercises in the U.S. The 48th Fighter Wing F-15E Strike Eagles returned after participating in Red Flag exercise 14N-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and the Combat Hammer and Combat Archer exercises at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea/Released)
Capt. Matthew Gardner, 494th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilot, greets his family on the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 25, 2014, after returning from exercises in the U.S. Red Flag is an advanced training program and provides participants with valuable training in planning and executing a wide-variety of combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea/Released)