A servicemember tapes up the arming mechanism in preparation for loading in a ferry position. The 332 Air Expeditionary Wing blazed new trails when they configured six F-15E Strike Eagles to carry extra bombs to bare base locations, taking off from an undisclosed location 25 April 2021. This new configuration is allowing the Air Force to increase combat capabilities, by carrying more munitions than the Strike Eagle can use on one mission, to a forward operating base.

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Keywords: -15e, 332, ace, aew, ferry, ict