ACC ENABLES HISTORIC FIRST JASDF HISTORIC TRANSATLANTIC FIGHTER DEPLOYMENT

LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:

Air Combat Command recently played a pivotal role in an allied fighter deployment by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.During the final weeks of September 2025, F-15J fighters from the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 2nd Air Wing completed the JASDF's first transatlantic mission as part of the cooperative training event "Atlantic Eagles." For the first time in history, JASDF brought their F-15J aircraft to Europe and North America."This friendly visit embodies the JASDF's commitment to the recognition that security of the Euro-Atlantic and of the Indo-Pacific are inseparable and interconnected, by deploying fighter aircraft to the United S...