Strike Eagle fighter aircraft deployed to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Souda Bay, Greece, sit ready for launch in support of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe flying training deployment on the island of Crete Feb. 24, 2014. The 494th EFS' F-15E aircraft were deployed by the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to train with the Hellenic Air Force to strengthen military-to-military relationships and increase NATO interoperability. The scenarios conducted involved notional, simulated events, as well as combined flying operations between the countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower/Released)
Airmen 1st Class Ray Payne, fuels apprentice, and Bryan Gwinn, F-15E Strike Eagle crew chief, both deployed to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Souda Bay, Greece, top off the tank of an aircraft for an upcoming mission Feb. 24, 2014. The 494th EFS was deployed by the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, as one U.S. Air Forces in Europe unit participating in a flying training deployment to evaluate aircraft and personnel capabilities, and train in NATO operations with the Hellenic Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower/Released)
A Strike Eagle fighter aircraft deployed to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Souda Bay, Greece, sits ready for launch in support of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe flying training deployment on the island of Crete Feb. 24, 2014. The 494th EFS' F-15E aircraft were deployed by the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to train with the Hellenic Air Force to strengthen military-to-military relationships and increase NATO interoperability. The scenarios conducted involved notional, simulated events, as well as combined flying operations between the countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower/Released)
Staff Sgt. William Novak, 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment supervisor, sanitizes an F-15E Strike Eagle helmet at Souda Bay, Greece, following a sortie supporting a U.S. Air Forces in Europe flying training deployment on the island of Crete Feb. 24, 2014. The 494th EFS was deployed by the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to train with the Hellenic Air Force to strengthen military-to-military relationships and increase NATO interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower)
Airmen deployed to Souda Bay, Greece, with the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron take shelter from a Mediterranean rain storm under an F-15E Strike Eagle Feb. 24, 2014. The 494th EFS was deployed by the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, as one U.S. Air Forces in Europe unit participating in a flying training deployment with the Hellenic Air Force to help identify and negate coordination issues that may arise during combined NATO operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower/Released)