The Pentagon is sending several F-15s to Turkey, as David Axe writes at the Daily Beast. Their mission will not be to conduct strikes against targets on the ground. They are designed for “air-to-air combat” which in this case means:
…. to help protect other U.S. and allied jets from Russia’s own warplanes flying over Syria.
As Axe points out:
… other fighters, attack planes and bombers the Pentagon has deployed—including F-22s, F-16s, A-10s and B-1s—carry bombs and air-to-ground missiles and have focused on striking militants on the ground.
In stark contrast, the F-15s only carry air-to-air weaponry, and their pilots train exclusively for shooting down enemy warplanes. It’s worth noting that F-15Cs have never deployed to Afghanistan, nor did they participate in the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. The war in Syria is different.
In stark contrast, the F-15s only carry air-to-air weaponry, and their pilots train exclusively for shooting down enemy warplanes. It’s worth noting that F-15Cs have never deployed to Afghanistan, nor did they participate in the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. The war in Syria is different.
Yes. Indeed it is.
