The Louisiana ANG's flying unit, the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW), is nicknamed the "Bayou Militia" and operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC). A trained force of more than 1,500 men and women, the 159 FW contains one of the Air National Guard's premier F-15 Fighter Wings.
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely manerverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air supremacy. The F-15 can be armed with combinations of different air-to-air weapons. AIM-120 advanced medium missiles on its lower fuselage corners. AIM-9L/M Sidewinder on two wing pylons under the wings. It also houses an internal 20mm Gatling gun which fires 120 rounds per second.