U.S. Air Force Still Determining F-15EX Training, Pilot Needs

U.S. Air Force F-15EXs.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
JAGEL AIR BASE, Germany—The U.S. Air Force is merging F-15E and F-15EX training as it brings on the new Boeing jets, but it still needs to determine how the Guard pilots will be able to train for its primary air-to-air role on a Strike Eagle that is more focused on defeating ground threats. The Air...
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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