US sends more F-15E Strike Eagles to Japan to support F-35 Lightning II

An additional shipment has arrived at the Kadena base, which is located on the Japanese island of Okinawa.

F-15E Strike Eagle fighters. This is part of the Air Force's efforts to retire its aging F-15C/D aircraft.

What is known

Last year, the US Air Force began sendingretired F-15C / D aircraft, which were based on the island of Okinawa. Initially, the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters became a temporary replacement for them. The present American fighter force on the island is provided by the F-35 Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle.

At the end of March, F-35A aircraft arrived in Japan.A few days later, the United States sent the first batch of F-15Es after them. Recently, the press service of the Kadena base announced the arrival of another group of F-15E fighters. So, aircraft of the 391st Fighter Squadron flew to Okinawa from the Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

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Newly arrived fighters will workalong with other F-15Es, F-35s, and the remaining F-15C/Ds that have not yet flown to the US. This will ensure the constant combat capability of the US military forces in the Indo-Pacific region.