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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle was introduced by the USAF to replace its fleet of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs.Unlike the F-4, the F-15 was designed for air superiority with little consideration for a ground-attack role; the F-15 Special Project Office opposed the idea of F-15s performing interdiction, giving rise to the phrase "Not a pound for air to ground."
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter. The Eagle took its maiden ...
McDonnell Douglas F-15E-46-MC Strike Eagle 88-1704 of the 334th Fighter Squadron. The 4th Operations Group (Tail Code: SJ) consists of the following squadrons: 333d Fighter Squadron "Lancers" F-15E (Red tail stripe) Activated on 8 December 1957. F-15E training squadron. 334th Fighter Squadron "Fighting Eagles" F-15E (Blue tail stripe)
The 494th FS is a combat-ready McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle squadron capable of executing strategic attack, interdiction, and counter air missions in support of United States Air Forces in Europe, United States European Command, and NATO operations. It employs the full array of air superiority and surface attack munitions to include the ...
A pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing prepares to fly an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C., on Thursday, March 22, 2023.
The squadron participated in combat missions in World War II and the Vietnam War, provided air defense in Korea and Japan from 1968 to 1971, and continues to provide tactical air command for the United States Air Force. It currently operates McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, conducting close air support missions.
The $895.2 billion Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, as House Resolution 5009 is formally known, pushes back the retirement of ...
Thereafter she began formal combat training in the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, becoming the service's first female fighter pilot. [4] [6] 1st Lt. Flynn sitting in the cockpit of a F-15E during her time (1993–94) with the 555th Fighter Squadron. Leavitt's F-15 flight hours have included 300 combat hours, mostly over Afghanistan and Iraq.