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494 FS deployed to AL DHAFRA AB, U.A.E.

Six F-15E Strike Eagles landed here with a modified munitions configuration on Apr. 25, 2021, as part of an Agile Combat Employment operation in the U.S. Central Command theater.

Six F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) line up on the flightline at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2021. Pilots and maintainers assigned to the 494th EFS, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing executed the first combat tactical ferry mission as part of an Agile Combat Employment operation in a deployed theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron executed the first combat tactical ferry mission for the F-15E platform, enabling the six-ship to carry double their standard munitions load.

An F-15E Strike Eagle piloted by a member of the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) taxis on the flightline after landing at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 25, 2021. The fighter aircraft arrived with a modified munitions configuration, enabling the jet to carry double the standard munitions load. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)
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492 Fighter Squadron TLP 2019

What better way to start your day than with some awesome Eagle sounds, grab your cup of coffee and watch this video.F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, conduct flight-line operations and takeoffs, with other NATO fighter aircraft, while on TDY (Temporary Duty Yonder) at Los Llanos Air Base in Spain. Filmed on February 22, 2019 during Tactical Leadership Program

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194th FS participating in Nexus Dawn 2021

F-15 Eagles form the California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing take off from the Fresno Yosemite International Airport April 24, 2021 to participate in Nexus Dawn, which is headquartered at Beale Air Force Base. Nexus Dawn is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of Air Force units to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Air Force Reserve units from Travis, Beale, March, McChord, and McConnell Air Force Bases and the Air National Guard unit out of Fresno, Calif. are participating in the large scale readiness exercise. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Jason Sanchez)
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53rd Wing welcomes F-15EX “002”

By 1st Lt Savanah Bray, 53d Wing

The 53rd Wing welcomed the second F-15EX Eagle II to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20, 2021.

(U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray)

Flown in by Maj. Aaron Eshkenazi, F-15 pilot, the second F-15EX showcases the 53rd Wing’s traditional “OT” tail flash and is assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron.

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104 FW and 142 FW at Sentry Savannah 2021

Couple of great shots from the Oregon ANG and Massachusetts ANG Eagles at Sentry Savannah 2021, currently ongoing exercise hosted by the Georgia Air National Guard, in Savannah, Ga. Photo credit Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Rice

U.S. Air Force pilot poses in a F-15C aircraft from Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing at the Air Dominance Center during Sentry Savannah 2021, hosted by the Georgia Air National Guard, in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2021. More than 10 units and over 60 aircraft are participating in Sentry Savannah 2021, the Air National Guard’s largest air-to-air, 4th and 5th generation fighter exercise, to showcase the nation’s combat aircraft readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt. Jeff Rice)
U.S. Air Force F-15C aircraft from Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing park at the Air Dominance Center during Sentry Savannah 2021, hosted by the Georgia Air National Guard, in Savannah, Ga., April 19, 2021. More than 10 units and over 60 aircraft are participating in Sentry Savannah 2021, the Air National Guard’s largest air-to-air, 4th and 5th generation fighter exercise, to showcase the nation’s combat aircraft readiness. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt. Jeff Rice)
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