July 20, 2025 F-15EX offers first look at Indo-Pacific airpower evolution Two F-15EX Eagle IIs aircraft deployed to Kadena Air Base, setting the stage for the permanent arrival of 36 more aircraft in spring 2026 – part of a long-term transformation to maintain U.S. air dominance in a dynamic theater.
April 28, 2022 Test team demonstrates new weapon to sink ships 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle released a modified GBU-31 joint direct attack munition that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel.
Oct. 7, 2019 Operational test pilot releases JASSM-ER missile Release was part of an operational test sortie by the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron.