But the later Trek shows still had ships flying like Spitfires and F-15s, with banks and turns.

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About 75 F-15s are based at RAF Lakenheath and currently fly for a total of 20, 000 hours a year.

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The F-15s that conducted the intercept were scrambled from Portland, Oregon, she said.

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On May 13, the Saudi Air Force held an air show at Tabuk for the benefit of King Abdullah and senior princes where the F-15s where ostentatiously displayed.

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Across the board, every major leg of our triad from B-52s to F-15s and F-16s to our SSBNs and ICBMs is in need of replacement or significant modernization.

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The Coast Guard plane and two F-15s from the North American Aerospace Defense Command were still watching the Cessna before it went down, the Air Force and Coast Guard reported.

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These "Raptors" would permit the replacement of thirty-year-old F-15s with stealthy planes capable of providing assured air superiority and support for ground forces, even against enemies with advanced anti-aircraft defenses.

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