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F-15C divestment continues at Kadena Air Base
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18th Wing Public Affairs August 27, 2024
Airman 1st Class Edward W. Yankus
18th Wing Public Affairs August 27, 2024
U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Oehmke, 104th Operations Group chief of standards and evaluations, gets assistance in putting on flight gear before an F-15C Eagle divestment flight and retirement at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 24, 2024. The departure marks just one milestone on the road to replacing the F-15C Eagles and ushering in a new era of air superiority with the F-15EX Eagle IIs. (Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus, U.S. Air Force)
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan. -- A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron takes off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 24, 2024. The Eagle’s many years of air superiority were achieved through a mixture of unprecedented maneuverability and acceleration, range, weapons and avionics.