In recent times, the situation in Europe is very tense, and NATO is also intensifying its efforts to prevent Russia. The U.S. Air Force in the United Kingdom is the most important air combat force in this regard, and in March of this year, during the U.S. Air Force’s Women’s History Month, the U.S. Army in the United Kingdom organized an all-female F-15E Strike Eagle ground and aircrew team.
The U.S. Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing at Lakenheath Air Force Base in the United Kingdom announced on social media that it organized an all-female F-15E Strike Eagle air and ground crew this week to celebrate Women’s History Month, enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1987. ” .
Photo: Eight female pilots in front of the F-15E
As you can see from the photos, the female pilots flying the Strike Eagles are not to be messed with. Although wearing flight resistance suits, they look a bit bloated, but they are really stout, probably because the F-15E, although in service in the 1990s, is also a mechanical stabilization of flight control, unlike the telemetry flight control so easy to drive, without a little strength to manage, the F-15 Family only recently exported to Saudi Arabia, Qatar F-15SA/QA “Advanced Eagle “Only the F-15SA/QA Advanced Eagle, which was recently exported to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has been upgraded with digital telemetry flight controls.
Photo: Female pilots
The 48th Fighter Wing, the absolute mainstay of the U.S. Air Force in Europe, the other two units are the 52nd Wing of the U.S. Army in Germany and the 31st Wing of the U.S. Army in Italy, the latter of which both use F-16C/D. The 48th Wing consists of a total of two F-15E squadrons and one F-15C squadron, with a total of roughly 78 aircraft (26 in one squadron), counting the overstaffing, there are 8 pilots out of 100 Female pilots, a ratio that still exceeds expectations.
Photo: All-female ground crew team
The F-15E, which only entered service in the Gulf War, is also younger than the F-16C/Ds of the other two units, and these Strike Eagles were able to carry a large number of JDAMs and participated in a number of missions, including the 1986 air raid on Libya. These Strike Eagles can carry a large number of JDAM-guided bombs and have participated in a number of military operations, including the 1986 raid on Libya’s “Golden Canyon” and the Gulf War.
Photo: This F-15E was ordered in FY00
Prior to the F-15E, the 48th Wing was primarily equipped with F-111 fighter-bombers, which will see a new round of changes later this year. Originally equipped with the F-111F, the 495th Fighter Squadron, which was abolished in 1991, will be “resurrected” and will become the first overseas unit of the U.S. Air Force to use the F-35A stealth multi-role fighter, which is still the main direction of the U.S. military in Europe.
Photo: F-35A will be in place soon
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