Exercise 'Anatolian Eagle 2015/1'
Konya Air Base
Turkey
June 2015
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The United States Air Force - 48th Fighter Wing at Anatolian Eagle 2015
12 F15C Eagles from the 493rd 'Grim Reapers' Fighter Squadron based at RAF Lakenheath attended the execise they completed 72 sorties and approximately 122 flying hours.
Lt. Col. John Stratton, 493rd FS commander, said the exercise was similar to Red Flag; "It increases our interoperability because it gives our pilots a chance to come together, to mission plan, brief, execute and debrief, so we can see what works and what doesn't in a joint coalition setting so we know how well we're going to be able to execute in any future mission."
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Ford, 493rd FS pilot, reported “Anatolian Eagle wasn't just a great training exercise, but an opportunity to strengthen relationships with our allies” continuing; "The partnerships we build here in the exercise while we're in Turkey are very important not only today, learning from each other but also maybe those partnerships that we rely on tomorrow with our allied countries." |
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| F-15C Eagle (86-0159 'LN') with a Serbian (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Air Force) MiG-29 Fulcrum kill marking from March 1999. |
Left to right: F-15C Eagle (86-0156 'LN') with two green stars under the cockpit representing two Serbian (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Air Force) MiG-29 Fulcrum kills from March 1999 during during Operation Allied Force using AIM-120B AMRAAM air to air missiles.
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Left to right: F-15C Eagle (84-0044 'LN') the pilot was using his air-break to acknowledge the photographers.
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F-15C Eagle (86-0154 'LN') the pilot has retracted the under-carriage just a few feet above the runway.
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| Left to right: F-15C Eagle (86-0178 'LN') showing that a recent repair has been made to the leading edge of the tail fin and
F-15C Eagle (84-0001 'LN'). |
| Left to right: F-15C Eagle (86-0171, 86-0172, 86-0175 and 86-0176 'LN'). |
| Left to right: F-15C Eagle (84-0001, 86-0160, 86-0176 and 86-0154 'LN'). |
