Thursday, December 4, 2008

60th flying final sortie

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The 60th Fighter Squadron is flying its final sortie today after 37 years. The F-15 fighter squadron is part of the drawdown of the 33rd Fighter Wing. That wing is being replaced by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program slated to arrive in 2010. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 12/04/08)