In 2017, the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base celebrated its 75th anniversary and painted a jet in commemoration. The wing traces its lineage back to the original Eagle squadrons of World War II, whereby volunteer US aviators flew for the Royal Air Force in Britain prior to the US entering the war. In 1942, these squadrons were transferred to the US Army Air Corps and today the 3 original Eagle squadrons are still operational - the 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons. In addition to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, they operate the F-15E Strike Eagle.
