US To ‘Withdraw’ Its Entire F-15 Fighter Jet Fleet From Japan.

I keep reading this winter.

 

Another Right Wing stupidity post on display…

These are 40 year old planes that are being replaced…


Kadena now has at least 48 F-15s as part of the 18th Wing’s 44th and 67th fighter squadrons. The withdrawal of the F-15s will take place in waves as the older planes fly back to the United States. The Air Force’s F-15Cs and Ds are well into their third decade — some even pushing 40 years — and are nearing the end of their lives.

As the F-15s retire, Stefanek said the Air Force will rotate newer and more advanced fourth- and fifth-generation fighters to take their place. These rotations will be temporary, but Stefanek said the military will “maintain a steady-state presence at Kadena


Air Force to begin withdrawing F-15s from Kadena in November

The OPs link doesn’t work for me, so not sure if he’s distorting the information there or not… but his take is misinformation at its finest…

 

Japan is all-in with its imperial master the US.

 

The other side of the story.
Air Force to replace F-15s on Okinawa with more advanced fighters on rotation

TOKYO — The Air Force will withdraw its two squadrons of F-15 fighters on Okinawa over two years starting Tuesday and replace them with rotational squadrons of more advanced fighters, an Air Force spokeswoman said Friday. The Department of Defense “will commence a phased withdrawal” of F-15 C/D Strike Eagles deployed to Kadena Air Base, spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said in an emailed statement provided by Kadena to Stars and Stripes on Friday evening. Published reports Thursday and Friday said the rotational aircraft will come initially from F-22 squadrons in Alaska.​