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U.S. Air Force Commandos Practice Refueling, Rearming F-15s
'Rapid Eagle' frees fighters from big bases
WIB air August 7, 2017 David Axe
On July 26, 2017, U.S. Air Force commandos in the United Kingdom practiced deploying to an austere airfield to quickly refuel and rearm F-15C fighters. It was the first time that Air Force special operators and their MC-130 transports had teamed up with F-15C fighters at a so-called “Forward Arming and Refueling Point,” or FARP.
The exercise, which the Air Force dubbed “Rapid Eagle,” expands on the similar “Rapid Raptor” concept involving F-22 stealth fighters — and could help the flying branch sustain combat sorties during some future war with, say, Russia.
https://warisboring.com/u-s-air-force-commandos-practice-refueling-rearming-f-15s/