Approximately 120 Airmen and six F-15C Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing participated in blue air support with the 17th Weapons Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, from Sept. 3 to 19, 2024. During this temporary duty assignment, the 144th FW’s 194th Fighter Squadron pilots teamed up with 17th WPS pilots to defeat red air adversaries in complex training scenarios.
The 17th Weapons Squadron, a unit of the USAF Weapons School, operates the Weapons Instructor Course for all F-15 Eagle pilots now that the 433rd WPS's F-15 division is closed. Each weapons instructor course is extremely rigorous, featuring the world’s most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment. The pilots from the 194th FS were incorporated into the course’s training missions to add complexity and realism while also creating camaraderie within the Eagle community.
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