The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in navigation. (Image credit: U.S. Navy) The ships and aircraft of the USS Eisenhower’s Carrier Strike Group had an eventful deployment with lots of lessons learned that are now being used to inform the U.S. Navy...
Personnel from the USS Eisenhower’s Weapons Department posing with some of the air launched weapons available to the Carrier Air Wing. (Image credit: Capt. Chris Hill) Among the showcased weapons there is also the rarely seen GBU-56 Laser JDAM with the...
The nose arts and markings on the final 494th FS F-15E Strike Eagles returning from Jordan (All images, credit: Stewart Jack) The final six F-15E Strike Eagles of the 494th Fighter Squadron have returned to RAF Lakenheath. They all wear nose...
The six F-15E that arrived at RAF Lakenheath on May 8, 2024 (All images: Stewart Jack/The Aviationist) The first six F-15E Strike Eagles of the 494th Fighter Squadron sport some really interesting markings earned shooting down Iranian drones. The first six...