Posted on 11/11/2010 6:34:26 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Boeing and U.S. Air Force officials at Kadena Air Base celebrated the arrival of four F-15Cs upgraded with the APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar on Oct. 21. The newly arrived F-15Cs will join the APG-63(V)1 and (V)2 aircraft already in the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons to provide unmatched combat power for the defense of Japan. The upgrades were installed and tested at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Boeing is under contract to fully upgrade 27 Air Force and 18 Air National Guard F-15C/D aircraft with the APG-63(V)3 AESA over the next 10 months. A total of 54 AESA-equipped F-15C/Ds are scheduled to be on station at Kadena by September 2013. “The fielded APG-63(V)3 air-to-air capabilities put the F-15C/D in a class by itself and ensure that the Air Force and Air National Guard F-15C/D fleets remain capable, maintainable and affordable,” said Todd Burns, F-15C AESA program manager for Boeing. “Delivery of these four aircraft on schedule demonstrates Boeing’s commitment to ensuring the F-15 remains a world-class multirole fighter.”
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Although stationed at a Naval Security Group base near Yokohama; I remember hearing about Kadena on Armed Forces Radio, and have fond memories of the days in Nippon-wa.
Remember the radio program: ENJOY JAPAN, and their slogan when the signed off: “Nippon-wa tanoshin-de kudasai.”
Kami Seya?
So that’s how it is spelled. ichi ban
That’s how it was spelled on the sign at the entrance, lo these many years.
I was at a Nike-Herc site for 18 months. The duty, the beauty, the bars, the food. I think I will just go back to bed and sleep this day away, maybe some good drems. lol
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