F-15Es from the 391st Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, have been deployed to JB Elmendorf, Alaska, to train with F-22s of Elmendorf’s 3rd Wing. This temporary deployment represents the second recent pairing of Strike Eagles and Raptors. F-22s from Tyndall AFB, Fla., are currently training at Mountain Home with F-15Es of the Idaho base’s 389th FS. (Elmendorf photo caption by SSgt. Joshua Garcia)
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.