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F-15E 'Strike Eagle' AF91-0330.
MO 391st Fighter Squadron 'Bold Tigers' at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID.
Captain Matthew 'Leo' Coffman.
SSGT Peter Murray, SRA Tyler Emerson.
The F-15E prototype was a modification of the two-seat F-15B. Despite its origins, it includes significant structural changes as well as more powerful engines. The back seat is equipped for a weapon systems officer (WSO, pronounced "wizzo") to work the air-to-ground avionics via multiple screens; these view the radar, electronic warfare, or thermographic cameras, monitor aircraft or weapons status and possible threats, select targets, and use an electronic moving map to navigate. Two hand controls are used to select new displays and to refine targeting information; displays can be moved from one screen to another using a menu of display options. The F-15E's back seat is equipped with its own stick and throttle so the WSO can take over flying, albeit with reduced visibility. -Wikipedia
Northern Thunder, 2022 Grand Forks AFB Airshow on Saturday afternoon June 18th.