http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/pentagon-south-china-sea-intercept/index.html
Pentagon: 'Unsafe' intercept over South China Sea
An F-15 Eagle takes off from the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, flight line as two E-3 Sentries are seen in the background. The supersonic jets, which will be able to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground attacks, are just beginning to enter the Air Force fleet. A-10 Thunderbolt - The A-10 Thunderbolt jets, nicknamed "Warthogs," are specially designed for close air support of ground forces. OV-10 Bronco - A 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron OV-10 Bronco aircraft fires white phosphorus rockets to mark a target for an air strike during tactical air control training. F-15 Eagle - The F-15 Eagle, the Air Force's main air superiority fighter, became operational in 1975. The Air Force lists 249 F-15 Eagles in its inventory.
C-17 Globemaster transport - The four-engine jet joined the Air Force fleet in 1993 with a primary mission of troop and cargo transport. The Air Force has 187 C-17s on active duty, 12 in the Air National Guard and 14 in the Reserve. T-38 Talon - The twin-engine jet trainer, used by the Air Force to prepare pilots for the F-15E Strike Eagle, F-15C Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, B-1B Lancer, A-10 Thunderbolt and F-22 Raptor, first flew in 1959. "The aircraft is equipped with external flow-through devices to collect particulates on filter paper and a compressor system for whole air samples collected in holding spheres," the Air Force says.
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