U.S. defense struggles to keep up: End to deployment of F-15 near Taiwan

On October 27, it was announced that U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-15C/D Eagle fighter aircraft would be withdrawn from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, in 2023, marking the end of a 44-year continuous presence first established in 1979 just around 600 kilometers from Taiwan region.