Aircraft
U.S. Air Force’s Newest Fighter Completes First Exercise
Participation in Northern Edge in Alaska provided the combined F-15EX Eagle II test team with a chance to wring out the new fighter in a major exercise.
The first and second Eagle IIs—wearing ET and OT tailcodes for the respective developmental and operational test units—formate on a tanker during the deployment to Alaska for Exercise Northern Edge. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
The first and second Eagle IIs—wearing ET and OT tailcodes for the respective developmental and operational test units—formate on a tanker during the deployment to Alaska for Exercise Northern Edge. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

The first two Boeing F-15EXs to be handed over to the U.S. Air Force have recently returned to their home base at Eglin AFB, Florida, following two weeks of participation in their first large force test exercise. The aircraft—which were handed over by Boeing in March and April—were part of a sizable contingent from the 53rd Wing that deployed to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) for Exercise Northern Edge 21. Located in the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska, JBER combines the former Elmendorf AFB with the U.S. Army’s adjacent Fort Richardson.


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