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Aging Aircraft: USAF F-15 Fleet Sees Renewed Interest

March 18/24: Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing Lt. Col. Joel “Thermo” Thesing, an F-15C instructor pilot from the 123rd Fighter Squadron of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing, became the unit’s first aviator to take the controls of the highly anticipated F-15EX fighter jet. This inaugural flight marks a significant step forward as the 142nd Wing prepares to transition its fleet to this next variant of the Boeing F-15. The training mission took place at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where five F-15C instructor pilots from the 123rd Fighter Squadron are currently undergoing a two-week intensive training program on the F-15EX. They are receiving instruction from experienced pilots of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, a unit that was tasked to evaluate and integrate the F-15EX into the Air Force inventory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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