AETC assumes responsibility for F-15 and F-16 format training from Air Combat Command and takes ownership of the 58th Fighter Wing (F-16) and Luke AFB, Ariz., and the 325th FW (F-15) and Tyndall AFB, Fla.
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 45 minutes.