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U.S. F-15Es Arrive In Turkey, Adding Air-To-Ground Strike Muscle To ISIL Fight

Thursday, November 12th, 2015

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U.S. F-15Es Arrive In Turkey, Adding Air-To-Ground Strike Muscle To ISIL Fight

A Sniper ATP on a U.S. Air Force F-15. Photo: U.S. Air Force.

Six F-15E Strike Eagle jets arrived at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Thursday, joining other U.S. manned and unmanned aircraft already stationed there to prosecute the campaign of air strikes against Islamic State (ISIL) militants in Iraq and Syria.The Boeing [BA] F-15Es are assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing based at the Royal Air Force base at Lakenheath in the United Kingdom. The twin-engine, two-seater E-model F-15s will add significant air-to-ground heft to the fleet of aircraft the United…

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