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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Nearly half of Air Force’s planned F-15C Eagle cuts could come from overseas

F-15C EagleThe U.S. Air Force intends to further whittle down the number of fighter aircraft based overseas as part of overall planned cuts to its fleet announced Monday.

The Air Force wants to retire 51 F-15C Eagles, including 21 overseas, starting in fiscal 2015, according to Air Force officials.

The reductions would be made over the next five years, leaving the Air Force with a total of 179 F-15Cs, said Ann Stefanik, an Air Force spokeswoman at the Pentagon.

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