Hobby Master 1/72 HA4556 Douglas F-15C Digital Splinter Scheme 78-0509 57th Wing 65th Aggressor Sqn 2012

In 1967 the U.S. became aware of the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat. This made it necessary to develop a new aircraft to counter the MiG-25. The USAF rejected the USN F-14 Tomcat and issued its own requirements. The solution came in the form of the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle. The F-15A made its inaugural flight in July 1972 and in January 1976 the first Eagle entered service. The "E" entered service in 1989. The F-15 was the first dedicated USAF air superiority fighter since the F-86 Sabre.

Red Flag 12-2 took place from January 23, 2012 through February 3, 2012 and is a training exercise held at Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. The host 65th Aggressor Squadron/57th Adversary Tactics Group supplied F-15 and F-16s as the Red Team Adversaries and the guest units were the Blue Team. One of the 65th AGRS aircraft was F-15C 78-0509 c/n 494 wearing the latest Digital Splinter Scheme. In 2014 the 65th AGRS was inactivated and 78-0509 went to the 122nd FS/159th FW Louisiana ANG minus the Digital Splinter Scheme.