In-Depth Maintenance, Creative Fleet Management Keep ANG F-15s Flying

F-15s, previously assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, arrive at Kingsley Field in Oregon before heading to Guard bases or the boneyard.

Credit: Air National Guard
AURORA, Colorado—Between fiscal 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Air Force retired 29 F-15C/D Eagles as the aging fighters experienced severe structural problems and other issues that lowered the mission capable rate to 45.7% for the single-seat variant. Units in England and Japan have now retired their...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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