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As F-15C Presence on Kadena Winds Down, F-15EX Program Ramps Up

Aug. 26, 2024 | By John A. Tirpak
Four of the last F-15Cs stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan flew back to the U.S. for retirement or reassignment on Aug. 24. As the F-15C/D presence winds down, its replacement, the F-15EX, is spooling up, with new aircraft added and a declaration of ...

First Operational F-15EX Arrives in Oregon; Milestone for Air Guard

June 7, 2024 | By John A. Tirpak
The first F-15EX—and the first new-type aircraft to be delivered to the Air National Guard before the Active force—arrived at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on June 6. It's the first of 18 that will be flown by the 142nd Wing.

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