Fast Movers of the 199th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle KeokiDAHL.com Since 1987, The Kukaiumoku have flown the F-15A Eagle in at least two different groups. The majority of the original airframes were acquired from the Alaskan Air Command's 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing. These were operational until January 1992 when they were replaced by selected F-15A/Bs from the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. The 49th TFW was in the process of standing down from F-15 operations and converting to the F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter. The newer F-15s had all been processed through the Multi-Stage Improvement Program (MSIP-II) and are basically up to F-15C standards making them compatible with the AIM- 120 AMRAAM missile. Yes, a Hawaii Air Guard F-15C, not A, seen on approach to Hickam in 2007. 78-0511 is arrmed with wing mounted AIM-9s and AIM-120s, after participating in an ACM training sortie. A mix of F-15C and A models from the 199th FS are on the ramp at Hickam AFB, ready for and air-to-air training exercise involving U.S. Navy F/A 18E Suer Hornets of VX-9. All four Eagles in the photo are carrying a pair of wing-mounted 600-gallon external fuel tanks.