An F-15E Strike Eagle flew for the first time with a new, high-speed computer July 8 at Eglin AFB, Fla. The use of the Advanced Display Core Processor II, which is based on commercial technology, in Boeing’s F-15 mission system provides multi-core processing capabilities and enables advanced system integration, augmented fault-tolerance, and enhanced system stability and aircrew survivability, according to an 88th Air Base Wing release. It “allows pilots to prosecute targets with ironclad precision and sets the foundation for future growth,” said Lt. Col. Michael Casey, the chief of the F-15 avionics branch at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, according to the release. The processing capacity will also allow for future capabilities, including the Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System, long-range infrared search-and-track capability, high-speed radar communications, and new software. (See also: Building a Family of Systems.)
The top Air Force commander on on the Japanese island of Okinawa has clamped down alcohol and issued a curfew for junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians at Kadena Air Base for the next month. The order came roughly two weeks after a U.S. Marine was arrested for allegedly robbing and…