The 494th FS is a combat-ready McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle squadron capable of executing strategic attack, interdiction, and counter air missions in support of United States Air Forces in Europe, United States European Command, and NATO operations.

2011年12月22日 · "The [494th Aircraft Maintenance Unit] packed up and deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy where we [then] proceeded to Libya," said Bernecker. "Though there were several units that had a huge contribution into the operations at Aviano, it was the 494th that carried the torch and set the pace for the entire operation."

2024年5月9日 · The first six of a dozen F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft with the 494th Fighter Squadron “Mighty Black Panthers” of the 48th Fighter Wing, have returned to RAF Lakenheath, UK, from their deployment...

494th Fighter Squadron [494th FS] The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, is the first and only United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) unit to receive the F-15E Strike Eagle.

2019年3月8日 · Lt. Col. Jaina L. Donberg, 494th FS incoming commander, assumed command from Lt. Col. Morgan P. Lohse, the 494th FS outgoing commander. Donberg oversaw the …

Air Force maintainers make the Eagles ready as crews launch at night from RAF Lakenheath on Nov. 2, 2022. The featured F-15 carries special markings commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 48th...

2010年3月22日 · Justin Wilson, an F-15E crew chief deployed to the 494th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, spotted an anomaly on a Strike Eagle just prior to its take off March 12. He alerted the aircrew to return to the parking area.

494th Fighter Squadron, Fighter Generation Squadron honored for repelling mass Iranian drone attack

2022年3月16日 · U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Isaiah King, 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs routine checks on an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron after landing at Royal...

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Stangl, commander of the 48th Maintenance Group, presents the guidon to Maj. Nathan Stroupe, commander of the 492nd Fighter Generation Squadron, during the 492nd and the 494th FGS activation and assumption of command ceremony...