Jet 87-173: Innovation keeps Air Force legend in the fight
By Airman 1st Class Andrew Kobialka, 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published March 01, 2020
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho (AFNS) -- This is the story of F-15E Strike Eagle tail number 87-173, where it comes from and how innovation keeps it ready to bring the fight to the enemy.
Many jets become legends for their heroic feats in battle, but they are unable to tell their stories as they experienced them. Legends never tell their own stories.
“If only fighter jets could talk, the stories they could tell,†said Brig. Gen. Mark Slocum, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander and fighter pilot.
The U.S. Air Force has held the title of world air superiority for many years, but its lethality was taken to the next level about 30 years ago.
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