American pilot of the 48th US Air Force regiment spotted with Russian insignia

A US Air Force pilot, during a training exercise in England, caught the lens of a camera in uniform with Russian symbols. This is reported by the Defense Blog portal.

The photo appeared on April 7 on the official page of the 48th Fighter Regiment of the United States Air Force, stationed at the British Air Force Base in Lakenheath, England. The picture was taken during the Point Blank exercise. It depicts the pilot of the 492nd Fighter Squadron with a chevron depicting the colors of the Russian flag, the silhouette of a Su-27 fighter and the inscription "Russia". It is noted that the patch is very similar to the emblem of the former 611th Fighter Squadron of the Russian Air Force.

As specified, this symbolism was used during the US-British exercises, in which the 48th Regiment of the US Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Great Britain took part. Class 1 pilot Jesse Monte participated in the exercises as an aggressor and imitated enemy actions.

What plane Monte flew on is not reported, but the 48th US Air Force Regiment is armed with F-15C / D Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle fighters.

In total, more than 50 aircraft were involved in the Point Blank exercises, including the F-15, F-16, Typhoons and F-35. Refueling in the air was provided by KS-135. How many planes simulated enemy actions is not specified.

Note that in the United States there is a special squadron of "aggressors" that acts as an adversary during the exercises, mainly portraying Russian aircraft. In Europe, this role was played by the 48th US Air Force Regiment.

Comments

[poquello]

happy, I suppose he piled on the foe as usual

[hirurg]

And you can see the tattoo on the shoulder.
Not a bat? ...)))

[beeper]

Quote: hirurg

And you can see the tattoo on the shoulder.
Not a bat? ...)))

You, dear Surgeon, made my evening today!)))

[hirurg]

Thanks for the kind words. Yours faithfully.)))

[Kaman]

Pischak, I envy you in an amicable way, humanly ... how little it takes to make you an evening ...

[beeper]

I like in people the Sparks of God and Living manifestations of the sharpness of the Human Mind - it makes me happy and inspires me to continue living, laughing at pain and adversity!

every dark night ends in light and in the very hopelessness there are two hundred hopes

[yehat2]

there is a flying bear)))

[Thrifty]

He still needs to be fluent in the Russian folk language, and the emblem is only "pale", suddenly really has some kind of task from our country

[seregatara1969]

If it hangs for reliability, then during the battle its FSE is not visible anyway!

[Guid]

Rather, on the ground, the pilots did not talk too much to each other.

[poquello]

Quote: Thrifty

He still needs to be fluent in the Russian folk language, and the emblem is only "pale", suddenly really has some kind of task from our country

the bourgeoisie are looking for the secrets of Kibalchish, then they will put our symbols on their own, then they will take away the symbols of our athletes

[Russobel]

happy, I suppose he piled on the foe as usual

Very satisfied.
If only I would have been on a Russian plane, and I would have promoted a smile ...

[knn54]

What is this article about? Yes, there is nothing.

[Pete mitchell]

Quote: knn54

Yes, there is nothing.

United States Air Force Regiment the author, please, at least the definitions are correct - there are no air regiments in usaf, only wing - 48th Fighter Wing (48 FW) is part of the United States Air Force's Third Air Force, assigned to Headquarters Air Command Europe and United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). It is based at RAF Lakenheath, England.
Air regiments are in the army, 160soar for example

[novel66]

so it must be thought ,,, reluctance

[KVIRTU]

Two cross sleepers, this is the captain, squadron commander or NSh wing. Our chevrons were presented during joint exercises, as in the year 10 in the Far East. And on their right sleeve, the one handed is hung above the US flag. Just our healthy, their flag will block. You can't do that either. And clients somehow surprise, if not a military forum ...

[Revival]

How is it about nothing?
An American has been spotted on an Anglo-American exercise!
Oh!

[Yaro Polk]

Although in the teachings "to defeat" the Russians, to dream and orgasm ...
They already write that in the Ch. More, the Russian fleet "won" in the exercises, though there were no Russians there, whom they defeated there ... one devil knows

[Oleg Aviator]

And sho is not allowed? So freedom has the same)

[Maks1995]

Yes, no anonymous article.
We spotted one pilot from the permanent squadron.

[dimy44]

Strange, but why is he not wearing a fur hat?

[Gado]

Until the co-pilot sits down with a bear with a balalaika, they will not understand the feelings of the Russian pilots.

[iouris]

We also played like that: we were divided into "Russians" and "Germans". Nobody wanted to play for the Germans. Changed.

[Guid]

So they changed until they call home for supper;)

[Konstantin Gogolev]

Augmented reality helmet? Cool.

[abrakadabre]

Augmented reality helmet? Cool.

There's even an augmented reality chevron. Not like a helmet.

[Andrei Nikolaevich]

Let him wear it to his health. What's wrong with that?

[ksv36]

Blind the same.

[akarfoxhound]

And how does this chevron help to identify the enemy in aerial combat? Delirium is delusional, from all the night the show sculpts

[Khibiny Plastun]

Very simple. They, like Pavlov's mongrel, are trained-at the level of reflexes-the Russian enemy.
This is for the Kremlin. These are partners. Interestingly, up to poo. and his gang will ever reach that no "acceptable" proposal from the West will be?

[akarfoxhound]

From a practical point of view, as a military pilot wrote, but you have only emotions

[ROSS_51]

Quote: akarfoxhound

And how does this chevron help to identify the enemy in aerial combat? Delirium is delusional, from all the night the show sculpts

Yes, no way .. Just a healthy sense of humor .. Neither propaganda, nor political instructors, nor the surrounding depressive reality, the tension from which is dumped into hatred of a potential enemy, who, a scoundrel, lives better and enjoys life, does not bother them.
Well, I bought a chevron on Ibei or in a souvenir shop, put it on, neighing with the guys. And even the command, for the fact that the photo got to the press, will not screw it up and will not be dragged into a special department. Now imagine, a military pilot, if we had it ..

[Guid]

Yes, it's sweeter there, get ready :)
Write nonsense, Oleg.

[English tarantas]

It is noted that the patch is very similar to the emblem of the former 611th Fighter Squadron of the Russian Air Force.

Considering that the Americans accept everyone in a row, it would not be funny if it turns out that this pilot speaks great Russian, the squadron was disbanded, but the pilot is not burdened with feelings of patriotism, such a "man of war" cannot live without the sky, happily migrated to that side, since there was no place here. And I took the patch with me ...

[ROSS_51]

Quote: English Tarantas

Considering that the Americans accept everyone in a row, it would not be funny if it turns out that this pilot speaks great Russian, the squadron was disbanded, but the pilot is not burdened with feelings of patriotism, such a "man of war" cannot live without the sky, happily migrated to that side, since there was no place here. And I took the patch with me ...

The pilot, not burdened with a sense of patriotism, saved the badge.
And while assimilated, washing dishes in a nearby restaurant, along the way graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado ... and took the oath, and passed a million tests, and the lie detector too ... and the patch is all on the shore ..
Where do you come from?

[English tarantas]

patriotism saved the patch

The air regiment is not yet a homeland. And if the homeland does not need him ...

and the patch is all shore

Cho to take care of it, threw it into a chemoolan and did not get it, then I found it.
Cho ate something, I just assumed. Moreover, where did the US Air Force pilot get a real patch with, apparently, a real designation.

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: English tarantass

And I took the patch with me ...

... with a Stechkin pistol, a bottle of vodka and a piece of bacon ...

[ksv36]

Yes, this is our legendary Li Xi Qing. As I understand from the photo, there is Velcro sewn under the chevron. The pilot has a cassette case with chevrons from all countries. He flew into the territory of a foreign country, stuck what kind of chevron he needed, clicked something there in a virtual helmet, the plane took the form of the planes of this country and fly yourself, reconnoiter. How I figured it all out from one picture, huh?

[Cat]

Yes, everything is clear. What if tomorrow the war will be shot down. And there are bears with pitchforks.

[Pavlo pero]

Rossiskaya's patch, but I still didn't take off my diaper, it warms my soul.

[alex neym_2]

Well, why so: he comes to you with all his heart, and you him ... with a diaper ...

[andrew42]

"..My" phantom "with a white arrow,
On the spread wing
Roaring as it climbs. "
But Li Si Cin is somewhere nearby.

[Prisoner]

Nothing betrayed a Russian intelligence officer in Stirlitz, except for a chevron on his arm and an APS in a holster.

[Errr]

From the article:

It is noted that the patch is very similar to the emblem of the former 611th Fighter Squadron of the Russian Air Force.

In fact, this patch is very similar to the emblem of the 2009th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force, which was disbanded in 611, based at the Dorokhovo airfield in the Tver region.

After the disbandment, part of the 611th IAP became part of the 790th air regiment (based in Hotilovo, Tver region, is armed with MiG-31), in which the 3rd aviation squadron with Su-27 aircraft was formed.

[ksv36]

Ooo, traitor. Now the Americans will learn everything after reading this.

[Errr]

Smile, Sergey! Smile!

[VALERIK_097]

One I noticed on the chevron number 492

[Errr]

From the article:

The photo appeared on April 7 on the official page of the 48th Fighter Regiment of the United States Air Force, stationed at the British Air Force Base in Lakenheath, England. The picture was taken during the Point Blank exercise. It depicts a pilot 492th Fighter Squadron with a chevron, which depicts the colors of the Russian flag, the silhouette of a Su-27 fighter and the inscription "Russia". It is noted that the patch is very similar to the emblem of the former 611th Fighter Squadron of the Russian Air Force.

It looks like "492"- this is the only difference between the chevron of the American pilot of the 492nd Fighter Squadron from the emblem of the 611th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force (ours, naturally, have"611" ).

[jeka424]

This is if they apparently land in Russia so that the local population does not take it for an enemy

[Adimius38]

In this regard, they are great, about the squadron of aggressors. It's not a bad thing to have something like that in our country, and it is desirable to acquire Western F-15 F-16 vehicles for this squadron for a more realistic training air battle.

[PACFA]

Again the Yankees are preparing a provocation

[Blackgrifon]

In this case, no - this is their usual practice: the aggressors use the camouflage of a potential enemy, his tactics and equipment. Tankers are taught to work on ground vehicles with forms Teshek and BMP-2/3

[roman12155]

I saw a video clip on YouTube about this photo.

[Blackgrifon]

I’m not a fan of shouting "Mustache is gone!"

[Guid]

While these aggressors are doing their job well, the rest are afraid to come to us;)

[roman12155]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYdds6iDcj советую к озна камлению