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USAF sends two fully-armed F-15Es to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia

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Two F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, taxi before flight for Agile Strike Sept. 18, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 336th EFS sent two aircraft and personnel to operate missions out of Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia to challenge their flexibility at expanding tactical and strategic reach while strengthening coalition and regional partnerships in the Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility through adaptive basing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)

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F-35 instructor teaches his former F-16 instructor

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Capt. Jeremy Devlin was taught by Lt. Col. Nathan Graber on how to fly the F-16, years later, Devlin is now teaching Graber how to fly the F-35.

Lt. Col. Nathan Graber, a pilot assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, is with Capt. Jeremy Devlin, a F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 2019. Devlin is from the 158th FW and went from enlisted crew chief to pilot and was instructed by Graber on flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and was then put on an extended active duty tour as an instructor pilot at Eglin which will see him return to the VTANG once the tour is over. (Courtesy photo by Lt. Col. Nathan Graber)

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