California Orel nad Ukrainoy Орел над Украиной

Photo by Captain Jason Sanchez.

California Air National Guard, 144th Fighter Wing, 194th Fighter Squadron’s F-15C Eagle #84-004 preps to take-off from Fresno Yosemite International Airport, California, to participate in the Orange Flag wargame, along with aircrews from Edwards Air Force Base and China Lake Naval Air Station, 10DEC2019.

Photo by Captain Jason Sanchez.

Photo by Captain Jason Sanchez.

2019 California Capital Airshow at Mather Airport near Sacramento.

Photo by Technical Sergeant Charles Vaughn.

84-004 lands at Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, for wargame Clear Sky, 06OCT2018.   

Photo by Technical Sergeant Charles Vaughn.

#84-004 was painted in an eagle motif for the 194FS’s 75th Anniversary, which was officially in 2018.  The 194FS was established in 1946, but was not federally recognized until 1948.

Clear Sky video explainer by Staff Sergeant Christian Jadot:

Photo by Technical Sergeant Charles Vaughn.

A California Eagle taxis past Ukrainian Sukhoi 27s, 09OCT2018.

Video report by Staff Sergeant Christian Jadot, a happy California Eagle pilot talks about “finally” being in Ukraine:

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