The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan
F-15E Strike Eagle crews watched over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and were overhead as the final C-17 took off.
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UAE F-16s Strike Ballistic Missile Launcher In Yemen In Retaliation To Another Barrage On Abu Dhabi
The UAE has announced the destruction in an airstrike of a Houthi missile launcher in Yemen, which it says launched two missiles in an unsuccessful attack on Abu Dhabi.
What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon”
Recent information provided by the Air Force underscores the hurdles the service faces in conducting airstrikes in Afghanistan from the Persian Gulf.
Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action
The deployment showcased the Air Force’s ability to operate advanced aircraft from untraditional locations.
USAF F-35As and F-15Es Flatten ISIS “Infested” Island In Iraq With 80K Pounds Of Bombs (Updated)
U.S. Air Force F-35A Joint Strike Fighters and F-15E Strike Eagles dropped 36,000 kilograms, or nearly 80,000 pounds, of bombs on an island in Iraq’s Tigris River that ISIS had been using as a transit hub to move men and materiel from Syria and other points west deeper into Iraq. The word of an official press release suggests the airstrikes may have actually been a so-called “terrain denial” operation to simply blast away vegetation and other natural cover that might have offered concealment for ISIS fighters and their supply caches.
Nearly All F-15Es Photographed Arriving In Middle East Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pods
The radar pods give the F-15E a highly potent surveillance and targeting capability that can peer through clouds, smoke, and dust. These capabilities, paired with the F-15E’s extreme flexibility, would be highly useful when it comes to monitoring Iranian activities and countering Iranian threats during an actual conflict.
U.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has Begun
The U.S. Air Force has sent F-35A Joint Strike Fighters on their first-ever operational deployment to the Middle East, which follows a recent decision to pull F-22s out of the region and comes after a successful combat outing for Marine F-35Bs against targets in Iraq and Syria.