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The Warzone/The Drive: This Is What It Looks Like When You Get Intercepted By An F-15C Eagle
Portland based F-15s are tasked with protecting the skies over the Pacific Northwest, and if they show up off your wing, you did something wrong.
The 142nd Fighter Wing is one of the world's premier air F-15 Eagle units. Based in Portland, Oregon, their mission includes sitting alert all day, every day, waiting to scramble at a moment's notice to intercept everything from airliners having emergencies, to enemy cruise missiles attacking from the sea, to even more 'exotic' aerial targets. So they have to be trained in the unique procedures and techniques used to find and engage with a wide variety of aircraft with vastly different performance capabilities.
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WNU Editor: If they show up off your wing it would not only be a surprise, but probably an expensive one if they tell you to land.