Eight of the F-15s in the 71st Fighter Squadron at JB Langley, Va., have been fitted with Raytheon’s APG-63(V)3 advanced electronically scanned array radar system. But those aircraft will not be at Langley much longer. In fact, the entire 20-aircraft squadron is destined for deactivation later this year as part of the Air Force’s legacy fighter reduction. All of the unit’s F-15s are scheduled to depart the Virginia base by September. Four of the AESA-equipped F-15s will transfer to Kadena AB, Japan, and the other four will move to Nellis AFB, Nev., for use with USAF’s weapons instructor course and for test support, Air Combat Command officials tell the Daily Report. The squadron’s remaining 12 F-15s that don’t carry the AESA are being divided among several Air National Guard units. Some Air Guard F-15s are now being fitted with the new radar. (Includes Langley report by A1C Jason J. Brown)
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
