Latest "F-15C" stories

F-22s arrive at Kadena, as aging F-15s prepare to depart

The Air Force's decision to temporarily rotate fighters into Kadena to take the place of permanently-stationed F-15s drew objections from some Republicans.

By Stephen Losey

5 months ago

Staff Sgt. Kimberly May, noncommissioned officer in charge of aerospace and operations physiology for the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, operates a hypoxia-familiarization trainer at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 11, 2019. May and her team of five train aircrew by using a reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) to detect the signs of hypoxia during flight. Hypoxia is a condition caused by a lack of oxygen that can lead to injury to personnel, damage to Air Force assets and death. (Senior Airman Dennis Spain/Air Force)

The Air Force is fighting in-flight physiological issues but can’t end them, Pentagon watchdog says

“All occupations have some hazards that cannot be eliminated.”

By Rachel S. Cohen

19 months ago

’Aggressive’ training intercept on cloudy day led to fatal F-15 crash, investigators find

1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen left behind a wife, who he had married only four months earlier.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

Here are the Air National Guard bases that will get the F-35, F-15EX

The aging F-15Cs these advanced jets will replace are expected to reach the end of their service life in the mid-2020s.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Air Force B-52s patrol South China Sea

The Air Force on April 24 flew B-52H Stratofortress bombers to the South China Sea as part of a training mission.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

The Air Force is still thinking about retiring the F-15 — and it could happen sooner than you think

The Air Force still is considering a possible retirement of the fourth-generation F-15 Eagle fighter — and it could happen by the end of the next decade.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago