At night an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, parks at its covered parking spot on return to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from its first bombing mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. The crewchiefs are chocking the wheels to prevent rolling. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: At night an F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, parks at its covered parking spot on return to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from its first bombing mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. The crewchiefs are chocking the wheels to prevent rolling. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice.

Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha

Country: Qatar (QAT)

Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files