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104th Fighter Wing F-15 hits 10,000 flight hours

Aircraft 85-125 is the first F-15C Eagle at the 104th Fighter Wing to hit 10,000 flight hours. Lt. Col. John ‘Rocket’ Koegel flew the sortie on May 11, 2021 out of Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield Massachusetts that pushed the ‘odometer’ past 10,000 flight hours. (U.S Air National Guard Photos by Master Sgt. Lindsey S. Watson)
Aircraft 85-125 is the first F-15C Eagle at the 104th Fighter Wing to hit 10,000 flight hours. Lt. Col. John ‘Rocket’ Koegel flew the sortie on May 11, 2021 out of Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield Massachusetts that pushed the ‘odometer’ past 10,000 flight hours. (U.S Air National Guard Photos by Master Sgt. Lindsey S. Watson)
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This website contains the story behind the world’s best ” interceptor” and “strike” fighter. There are numerous great site’s about the F-15 so why another site?

Well most site are great photo gallery’s and contain the history and development of the F-15. What they miss is the story behind the F-15. The training, exercises and operations, deployments, Squadron anecdotes, personal stories. The history of the squadrons that operate or haven flown with the F-15. News about current exercises and deployments.

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F-15EX take to the Alaska skies for testing

By 1st Lt. Savanah Bray,

The F-15EX – both 001 and 002 – have taken to the Alaska skies for exercise Northern Edge 21, May 3-14.

The purpose of the F-15EX’s participation in Northern Edge is to allow for immediate deep-end testing in a complex jamming environment to gather essential test data for what works and what needs improvement. This is critical to expose the F-15EX to this environment now to make changes early on and allow for an aggressive test and fielding timeline.

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4th FW Kick off AGILE FLAG 21-2

By Tech. Sgt. Carlin Leslie

F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing, arrive for AGILE FLAG 21-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, April 30, 2021. The 4th FW, assigned to Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, will employ mission generation, command and control, and base operating support-integrator elements from its main operating base while supporting three other locations during AGILE FLAG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier)

The lead wing and experiment objectives are in place for a deployment like no other, taking place in the panhandle of Florida. Air Combat Command’s AGILE FLAG 21-2 experiment will test the 4th Fighter Wing’s (Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina) ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing April 26 – May 7, 2021.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Jaylun Brown, 336th Fighter Squadron crew chief, marshals in an F-15E Strike Eagle at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, April 30, 2021. The 336 FS, assigned to Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, is one of approximately 10 units and 20 aircraft are participating in the second iteration of AGILE FLAG, hosted at Tyndall AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier)

The unit will employ mission generation, command and control, and base operating support-integrator elements from its main operating base at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, while supporting two contingency locations and a forward operating base.

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48th Fighter WingTaking Off for Exercise Agile Liberty 2021

Video by Senior Airman John Ennis/48 FW PA

F-15C Eagles and F-15E Strike Eagles taking off from RAF Lakenheath for exercise Agile Liberty. This exercise demonstrates and develops the USAF’s ability to provide rapid deployment of combat air power anytime and anywhere in conjunction with our NATO allies.