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48th FW Agile Combat Employment exercise

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F-15s, F-16s and C-130s arrive in Poland for an Agile Combat Employment exercise
An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron takes off for exercise Agile Liberty at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 19, 2021. The 48th Fighter Wing is taking part in an Agile Combat Employment exercise to increase survivability while generating combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jacob Wood)

U.S. Airmen and F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England; F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany; and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, arrived in Poland to participate in an Agile Combat Employment exercise during Aviation Detachment Rotation 21.2.

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F-15C records longest known missile shot

By 1st Lt Savanah Bray, 53rd Wing

The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron partnered with the 83d Fighter Weapons Squadron to execute the longest known air-to-air missile shot to date during March 2021.

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

An F-15C Eagle fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM at a BQM-167 subscale drone, resulting in a “kill” of the aerial target from the furthest distance ever recorded. The test took place out of Tyndall AFB, Fla., in conjunction with WSEP East. 

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123 FS “Redhawks” Savannah Sentry 2021

A F-15C Eagle from the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard lands on the runway of the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, April 12, 2021. The 123rd Fighter Squadron led a defensive counter air mission executing force integration with F-16s, F-15Es and U.S. Marine Corps F-18s. 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.
A formation of F-15C Eagles from the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard flies over the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, April 12, 2021. The 123rd Fighter Squadron led a defensive counter air mission executing force integration with F-16s, F-15Es and U.S. Marine Corps F-18s. 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.
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144th Fighter Wing “Nobile Eagle”

An F-15C Strike Eagle from the 144th Fighter Wing flies in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force base in support of operation Noble Defender over California, April 6, 2021. Noble Defender simulated air defense of ports in California and North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
Two F-15C Strike Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing fly in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base during operation Noble Defender over San Francisco, California, April 6, 2021. Noble Defender simulated air defense of ports in California and North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
Two F-15C Strike Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing fly in formation with a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base during operation Noble Defender over San Francisco, California, April 6, 2021. Noble Defender simulated air defense of ports in California and North Carolina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)
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F-15E “Bolar Ops”

F-15E’s Strike Eagle from the 492nd FS returning from a sortie at RAF Lakenheath, U.K. (DoD)