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Aug. 27, 2021
Test milestones reached at Northern Lightning

F-16s from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron and Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force returned to Eglin AFB August 20, 2021, after completing a successful capstone exercise in Wisconsin. The two squadrons worked hand-in-hand during Northern Lightning 2021 where the team introduced the
Aug. 11, 2021
F-15 puts tracking-system-assisted missile on target

85th Test and Evaluation Squadron conducted the first-ever live fire of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile using an Infrared Search-and-Track system to hit QF-16 aerial target.
May 5, 2021
F-15EX takes to the Alaska skies for deep end test

Just weeks after delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the F-15EX – both 001 and 002 – have taken to the Alaska skies for Northern Edge 21, May 3-14, 2021.
April 28, 2021
Deployed fighters utilize ACE concept, execute tactical munitions ferry

Six F-15E Strike Eagles landed here with a modified munitions configuration on Apr. 25, 2021, as part of an Agile Combat Employment operation in the U.S. Central Command theater.
April 20, 2021
53rd Wing welcomes F-15EX “002”

The 53rd Wing welcomed the second F-15EX Eagle II to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 20, 2021. Flown in by Maj. Aaron Eshkenazi, F-15 pilot, the second F-15EX showcases the 53rd Wing’s traditional “OT” tail flash and is assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron.

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