USAF to replace Kadena's outgoing legacy Eagles with F-15EXs?

The USAF is reportedly considering a plan to permanently replace the legacy F-15C/D Eagle fighters assigned to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, with a smaller number of new F-15EX Eagle IIs. The USAF's second F-15EX Eagle II (20-0002/OT) departs Nellis AFB, Nevada, for a training mission on November 2, 2023. USAF/William R LewisThe 18th Wing’s fleet of 48 legacy Eagles, which is being progressively reduced, would be replaced by 36 F-15EXs. The retirement of the