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The F-15A Entered Service in 1972 as "the first dedicated USAF air superiority fighter since the F-86 Sabre. " More than three decades and myriad models and variants later, the F-15 is still the US Air Force's premiere air superiority weapon, a veteran of US conflicts as recent as Operation Desert Storm and presently serving in the air forces of US allies around the world . F-15 Eagle at War, featuring the spectacular aerial photography of author Tyson V. Rininger, follows the design, manufacture, and performance of the F-15 from its first appearance through its service in various Cold War and contemporary conflicts. The book profiles each model and upgrade in technology up to the F-15C, D, and E models that served in the Persian Gulf, where they claimed 36 of 39 Air Force victories in air-to-air combat. It is a fitting and thoroughly fascinating tribute to this celebrated aircraft and icon of the US Air Force.