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The Upcoming Generation of Eagles🦅
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F-15 EX’s from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron arrive to Point Mugu after a Gray Flag 2026 Sortie.
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#aviation #boeing #f15 #usairforce #eglinafb

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It’s legacy lives on in the Airmen who carried its mission forward.

#57WG #66WPS #53WG #422TES

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End of an era, forever a legend.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II’s precision and rugged survivability defined Close Air Support for nearly half a century.

The U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s 66th Weapons Squadron, delivered 308 elite tactical experts in close air support to build the world’s premier combat leaders. As Nellis divests the airframe, we salute the decades of decorated service and the dedicated maintainers, pilots, and support personnel who kept the fleet mission-ready.

#57WG #66WPS #53WG #422TES

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F-15EX (EX-2) from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, part of the 53rd Wing at Eglin Air Force Base landing after a sortie during exercise Gray Flag 2026 at Naval Air Station Point Mugu 🦅 🌴

✈️ Boeing F-15EX Eagle II (20-0002)
📸 [9-11-2026] NAS Point Mugu

#f15 #usaf #military #aviation
#aviationphotography

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'Guinea Penguins'
422nd Green Bats @nellisafb
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@lockheedmartin
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With great stripes comes great responsibility 🎖

Eglin Air Force Base recently inducted its newest tier of Air Force leadership during the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony.

Chief Master Sgt. Chad VanCleave-Goff, 53rd Wing command chief, served as the guest speaker and shared his perspective on Air Force heritage, leadership and the responsibility that comes with the next stripe.

Congratulations to Eglin’s newest senior noncommissioned officers!

📸: Staff Sgt. Christian Conrad, 53rd Wing

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Putting the Eagle II to the test. 🦅

Before new capabilities reach the fight, they have to prove they can deliver.

The @53rdWing puts the F-15EX through operational testing to determine how its advanced systems perform in realistic conditions, providing the decision-quality data needed to deliver relevant, effective and suitable capabilities to the warfighter.

Modern aircraft. Real-world testing. Ready for what comes next.

📍 @eglinafb
🎥 by Staff Sgt. Christian Conrad

#F15EX #EagleII #Airpower #OperationalTesting

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First to respond and recover 👣🚁

On Aug. 10, Airmen from the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, assigned to the 355th Wing but geographically located at Nellis Air Force Base, and the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron rapidly generated and deployed two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters to rescue five U.S. Navy personnel following an aircraft mishap near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.

Read the full story here: https://www.dm.af.mil/.../us-air-force-airmen-conduct.../

#CSAR #TOML #DM

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Topside pass during a CAS demo
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2025-04-06 | Nellis AFB
F-15E [97-0217] USAF 422TES [OT] "Strike11"
Aviation Nation | CAD Demo
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#NellisAFB #AviationNation #StrikeEagle

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#F22 #F22OT #AF04066 #RAPTOR #F22Raptor 🦖🏜️🇺🇸🔥🚀 @nellisafb @usairforce @53rdwing

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#F22 #F22OT @53rdwing @nellisafb @usairforce #OT066 AF04-066 🚀🦖🏜️🇺🇸🎰🌡️🔥

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#F22 #WAF22 #F22Raptor AF04071 #WA071 🦖🇺🇸📸 #fighterjet @lockheedmartin @usairforce @53rdwing

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