Six F-15Es from the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Apr. 25 ferrying live bombs from Jordan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais
This is the first combat tactical ferry mission for the F-15E as part of an Agile Combat Employment operation.
Each fighter is carrying more bombs than it can drop in combat. The purpose is to ferry the live bombs to a location without having to use a cargo plane to do so.
Although the new release says the jets came from an undisclosed location, video posted online shows they were in Jordan at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base on Apr. 19.
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— 332RedTails (@332RedTails) April 19, 2021
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