A year later, the air and territories of the FS 335 and 335 FGS were decorated for their actions during the massive Iranian attack against Israel.
F-15E Strike Eagle The kits of the 335 fighter squadron (FS) and the 335 fighter generation (FGS) squadron was recognized for its quick response and its performance in defending Israel on the night of 12-13 April 2024. The US Air Force described that night as the largest link from air to air for more than 50 years.
A to celebrate I was held in Simore Johnson, North Carolina, on March 28, 2025, with ACC (Air Command) President Kenneth Walsbach, pilots and families in the attendance. Eight pilots received the distinguished cross, the fourth highest military prize for the championship and the top award for unusual air achievement; One of the bronze star received. 12 Receive the praise medal. And he received ten medals to complete air and space.
“We are here today to get to know some American heroes and highlight their accomplishments,” said Wilsbach. “These pilots were graceful, mobile and hostile, and generating overwhelming combat power in a short period of time to defeat the threat.”
On that day, 335 FS and 335 FGS supported to support the US Central Command (CENTCOM). Less than 24 hours after their arrival, many drones were launched in one direction and ballistic missiles in Israel from areas of Iran and control the Houthis in Yemen. Work quickly to reach this event, the F-15es managed to destroy more than 80 drones with an attack with at least six ballistic missiles from a total of more than 300 drones, and ballistic missiles It was launched by Iran and Al -Hath in Israelto.
“Today’s concert was a great way to get to know the amazing pilots of the fourth fighter wing,” said Colonel Morgan Lothessi, the fourth fighter, commander of the fighter. “Their achievements emphasize the importance of air superiority and it was a big step towards restoring the deterrence of the United States to Iran. Honor honor had to recognize their historical achievements and the success of the entire team.”
A separate lineage LinkedIn by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Defense defense alliance Ricky Ellson said that a crew received the distinguished airline to work on April 13, 2024, when they released a full load of four AIM-120 Amraams and four AIM-9x Sidewinders. F-15es of FS 335 was not the only one in the region, like 494 FS from Raf LakenheathThe United Kingdom, was also published in Centcom AOR (the field of responsibility) at the time.
The F-15E of 335 FS appeared in the materials that were released to the public on DVIDS carrying 13 symbols of the share and 49 slogans of Tomahawk (the traditional American original weapon of the ax). This is a sign of the title of swarm, “presidents”, and his slogan, which explains the president of an original American president.
It is not clear whether the signs are compatible with the type of weapons that were launched in Israel and destroyed by the F-15S or the weapons used by the F-15S themselves. It is also not clear whether these are the signs of killing of the individual plane or the entire unit, although the total number of signs is less than the number of goals mentioned by the service.
The number 300 Iranian and feathers can include the total number of Iranian and vicious projectiles that were launched at both Israeli warships, the United States and the European parts, part of the will of the prosperity of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. F-16s of the other US bases in the Middle East and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets The aircraft from USS DWIGHT D. Eceenhower has also participated in the projection of the projectiles.
Other return F-15S with Kill signs
like I mentioned by Flying In May 2024, 12 F-15 of the fighters squadron 494 “Great Black Blacks”, a part of the 48 Fighter Wing, returned to Raf Lakenheath with amazing murder and nasal arts after being published in Centcom (Central Command) AOR. The signs of those F-15es were a red-9 silhouette, each indicating a side missile launched in the fighting, as well as the signs of classic black bombs.
In this report, we mentioned that Iran, the Houthi group aligned from Yemen and agents based in Iraq, launched 170 drones in one direction, 120 medium -range ballistic missiles, and 30 Cruz missiles a ground attack towards Israel. This participation witnessed the F-15E Strike Eagles of the FS 494 and 335 FS, which collected the “Killing Points” compact from 70 Iranian aircraft. This number is not too far from 80 drones.
As we mentioned earlier, the ceremony statement, which realizes the FS 335 and 335 from FGS, said that the defensive process witnessed the units that dropped more than 80 drones in one direction and more than six ballistic missiles. “In total, Iran launched more than 300 drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. The coalition forces and Israel destroyed nearly 99 % of all incoming weapons,” added the service.
F-15es Houthi involvement, Iranian projectiles
The Iranian attack began less than 24 hours after 335 FS and 335 FGS arrived at the stage. When drones and missiles risen across the sky, EFGS 335 pilot worked to re-configure the F-15E Strike Eagles for fighting, and within hours, six fully armed F-15 was ready to launch.
“Once the plane arrived, we had to re -configure them completely from any ammunition to ready for the battle,” said Lgenant Collonel Madison Gilbert, Efgs 335 commander.
“It was a full effort for institutions that day, as preparing to fight and win was not like this as traveling travel pods and returning to the air.” “Our teammates need to take large sections of a 10 -feet plane from the plane and get them in accurate composition to add more ammunition. It wasn’t time to our side, and they have achieved it. I don’t know any other group of people who could have made everything working in time.”
The Strike Eagles team carried four AIM-9xs and AIM-120 AMRAAms. However, the huge number of Houthi and Iranian projectiles immersed to the F-15E crews, which were told CNN In an interview in November 2024, at least one plane was in vain to weapons after the missile was run out.
According to Murphy, about 45 minutes after participation, its formation from F-15es launched all their ammunition. They landed and quickly renounced them by 335 EFGs, and they returned to the battle shortly. Ellison added in The LinkedIn Post that the landing was under missile attacks and drones on an unidentified Centcom base, with “wreckage of Iranian ballistic missiles” that were shot down.
“Everyone did exactly what they were trained to do,” Murphy said. “This was a bright example of the reason for our practice.”
The F-15es flew in the background of air defense missiles in the United States, which is launched in Iranian missiles, carrying the deadly mixture of squadron attacks, while avoiding friendly fire. There are systems, such as IFF (a friend of definition or enemy), specifically in place Prevention of targeting allied aircraft Instead of hostile goals, however this risk cannot be completely excluded.
It should also be noted that the F-15E Strike Eagle has not yet been disinfected to run APKWS II (Advanced II Deficiency Arms System) Used by the US Air Force F-16s To interfere with the OWA drones efficiently at a lower cost and in higher numbers before needing to re -arms. F-16 fly at Centcom AOR with two AIM-120S, two AIM-9s and the latest, sometimes, centuries with seven APKWS missiles.
American fighter drones dropped the unilateral attack from Iran-backed by the AGR-20 Falco Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Laser 2.75 ″ Rockets.#Houthisareterbists pic.twitter.com/bdovnkwotc
– Central Central Command (Centcom) March 19, 2025
Soaked and excelled in number
Pilots and WSOS from Lakenheath’s F-15E (The Arms System Officer) threw more light on the night of April 13, 2024, explaining how the squadron attacks exhausted the fighters’ missile load and how they had to land and rearm under the drones and debris missiles from the air defenses.
Talk to CNNTwo of them described “flying as soon as possible to an Iranian drone, much lower than the safe height of the F-15 Strike, and using a very dangerous pistol in the full darkness, against a barely visible goal.” The M61 cannon was the last resort after using all other weapons, but the fighter was unable to reach the target.
The F-15 Air and Earth crew was “drowned” by “the Iranian attack, which was the first real test of the US Air Force against a large-scale drone attack”, spending “hours in the air that night.” Litanant Colonel Timothy “Diesel”, my value indicated how drones “low cost, low -risk”, adds the enemy a group fire feature, which “have not started training on a large scale yet.”
The F-15E Strike eagle is launched from an unknown location within the US Central Liability.@usairforce Usafcent pic.twitter.com/vywhevzjwl
– Central Central Command (Centcom) August 3, 2024
The lengthy attack witnessed that the F-15E Strike Eagles spends the air rocket load to the air in 20 minutes, followed by the “hard” task of landing at the US military base under the explosion of the Iranian missile and aircraft that were intercepted by the National Air Defense System of Al Qaeda and the launch of the corridors. “The attack to the house led how the army would have to struggle with a new generation of war, which motivates millions of dollars fighting aircraft against drones the slow attack that can easily escape from very advanced radar systems,” CNN He added.