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From North Carolina to Shooting Down Drones in 22 Hours: A Team Effort to Defend Israel from Iran

May 12, 2025 | By Chris Gordon
Less than a day after arriving in the Middle East, F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. defended Israel from an Iranian attack in April 2024. DUDE flight, four F-15Es from the 335th Fighter Squadron, downed two dozen Iranian drones in roughly ...

PHOTOS: USAF F-15s Return Home from Middle East With Kill Markings and Nose Art

May 10, 2024 | By Chris Gordon
A few weeks after downing swarms of drones to defend Israel from Iran, the 494th Fighter Squadron is back home at RAF Lakenheath, U.K.—and sporting some intriguing new paint. Publicly released photos from the Air Force show the F-15E Strike Eagles returning to their home ...

F-15Es and A-10s Join Red Flag-Like Exercise on Arabian Peninsula

April 26, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
F-15E fighters from the 335th Fighter Squadron of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., arrived in the Arabian Peninsula last week for a multilateral exercise hosted by the United Arab Emirates. Alongside the Strike Eagles, A-10s from the Maryland Air National Guard are also participating ...

Quick Actions Earn F-15E Pilot the Mackay Trophy for Daring Secret Mission

Jan. 16, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot was honored last week with the 2022 Mackay Trophy, awarded by the Air Force and the National Aeronautic Association for the year’s most meritorious flight. Maj. Stephen Keck was part of the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, serving as the Defensive Counter-Air ...

‘Don’t Let the Wing Down’: Strike Eagle Crews Recap ‘William Tell’ Fighter Meet

Sept. 26, 2023 | By David Roza
Air Force fighter crews, maintainers, and intelligence specialists from Virginia to Hawaii gathered at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Ga. from Sept. 11-15 to see who was the best in the air-to-air business.

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