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IDF cancels F-15 squadron’s participation in US exercise amid Iran tensions
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe IDF announces it is pulling its F-15 squadron out of the Red Flag joint training exercise with US forces slated for May in Alaska.
The F-15s are staying put in Israel, according to sources, in preparation for possible escalation on the Syrian front, as the army expects Iran to avenge an alleged Israeli strike on Iranian forces in a Syrian air force base called T4 earlier this month.
In a statement, the IDF says, “The Air Force’s participation in the Red Flag exercise in Alaska will take place as planned in May. In light of assessments by the Air Force, it was decided to change the planes participating in the exercise.”
The forces being sent instead of the F-15s include aerial refueling planes.
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