Aircraft from the 492nd and 493rd fighter squadrons get prepped, takeoff and perform close flybys and touch & go's as a part of Point Blank 21-02. <br /><br />The 48th Fighter Wing #Aircraft regularly takes part in this multilateral #Military exercise as a way to strengthen interoperability with allied nations and development skills critical to gaining and maintaining air superiority when needed.<br /><br />From 6 until 9 April 2021, the 48th Fighter Wing is hosting the multi-day Point-Blank exercise over the North Sea for a high-end fight scenario.<br /><br />Some fifty aircraft, of which F-15E Strike Eagles and F-15C/D Eagles from RAF Lakenheath (UK), F-16C/D Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base (Germany), KC-135Rs from RAF Mildenhall (UK), together with Typhoons and Voyagers of the Royal Air Force and F-16s and F-35As of the Koninkijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) and NATO E-3 AWACS, will participate in Point Blank 21-02, designed to maintain ready forces capable of deterring any adversary and ensuring the collective defense of the NATO alliance.<br /><br /><br />"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."<br /><br /><br />Credit to : Senior Airman John Ennis - 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs <br /><br />"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."<br /><br /><br /><br />Credit to : Senior Airman John Ennis - 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs<br />
