Featured in CENTCOMBYThomas NewdickMar 16, 2022ShareThe U.S. Is Poised To Offer F-15 Eagles To EgyptCairo is in the market for a new heavy fighter, but some in Washington will likely want human rights improvements before signing off on a deal. BYThomas NewdickMar 16, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2022ShareMarine F/A-18 Hornets Bolster U.S. Presence In Saudi ArabiaMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 has deployed at Prince Sultan Air Base to join the resident Air Expeditionary Wing. BYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021ShareA B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For ItFighters from Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, and Bahrain joined the swing-wing bomber on its journey around one of the world’s toughest neighborhoods. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A TankerThe use of small unmanned aircraft to attack the tanker M/T Mercer Street underscores the growing threat that drones pose on and off the battlefield. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret MissionOfficial U.S. Central Command document outlines seven electronic warfare functions, but a mysterious eighth task is redacted. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020ShareArmy Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian GulfThe multi-role sea bases work as a mothership for helicopters, drones, and boats, with the Apaches focused on vanquishing small boat swarms. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareJapanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker AttackThe shipping company says “flying objects” were to blame after the U.S. government releases imagery it says show a limpet mine on the ship. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019ShareU.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated)The deployments are in response to supposed Iranian threats and troops in the region will also see their tours extended. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareOil Tankers Supposedly Attacked In Persian Gulf As U.S. Carrier Group Approaches (Updated)No blame has been placed on a particular party and details remain very scarce, but the tension is definitely rising near the Strait of Hormuz. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareFully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)The fighter jets join other F-15s, as well as B-52s and F-35s, already in the Middle East and the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group will soon arrive, too. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019ShareWhat The Hell Is Going On With The U.S. And The Supposed New Threat Posed By Iran?Pompeo bolted to Iraq today as rumors swirled about Iranian missile movements, but two days into this saga we have more questions than answers. BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2019ShareCarrier And Bombers Ordered To Middle East Without Any Details On Supposed Iranian ThreatThe announcement came from National Security Advisor John Bolton in an official statement that lacked any specifics on what caused prompted it. BYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareUS And UAE Are Training To Move Cargo Over Land To Circumvent Volatile Strait Of HormuzThe exercise comes as tensions between the US and Iran are on the rise following President Trump’s threat to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 19, 2017ShareWe Chew The Fat About BACN With Program Boss And Airman Who Used It In CombatThe high-flying Battlefield Airborne Communications Node is one of the most dynamic but misunderstood systems in the USAF’s inventory. BYTyler RogowayAug 19, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2017ShareCoalition Strikes Pro-Assad Shiite Militias Again Near Key Outpost In SyriaThis time those at the base and the aviators above it were ready and waiting for another assault. BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 22, 2017ShareCheck Out This Sweet Video Of A Smart Bomb Laden B-52 Going After ISISThe BUFF is only getting finer with age, and in recent months it has been busy in the Middle East dropping hundreds of tons smart bombs on Islamic State fighters’ foreheads. BYTyler RogowayFeb 22, 2017Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 16, 2022ShareThe U.S. Is Poised To Offer F-15 Eagles To EgyptCairo is in the market for a new heavy fighter, but some in Washington will likely want human rights improvements before signing off on a deal. BYThomas NewdickMar 16, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2022ShareMarine F/A-18 Hornets Bolster U.S. Presence In Saudi ArabiaMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 has deployed at Prince Sultan Air Base to join the resident Air Expeditionary Wing. BYThomas NewdickJan 4, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021ShareA B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For ItFighters from Saudi Arabia, Israel, Egypt, and Bahrain joined the swing-wing bomber on its journey around one of the world’s toughest neighborhoods. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A TankerThe use of small unmanned aircraft to attack the tanker M/T Mercer Street underscores the growing threat that drones pose on and off the battlefield. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret MissionOfficial U.S. Central Command document outlines seven electronic warfare functions, but a mysterious eighth task is redacted. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020ShareArmy Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian GulfThe multi-role sea bases work as a mothership for helicopters, drones, and boats, with the Apaches focused on vanquishing small boat swarms. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareJapanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker AttackThe shipping company says “flying objects” were to blame after the U.S. government releases imagery it says show a limpet mine on the ship. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019ShareU.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated)The deployments are in response to supposed Iranian threats and troops in the region will also see their tours extended. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareOil Tankers Supposedly Attacked In Persian Gulf As U.S. Carrier Group Approaches (Updated)No blame has been placed on a particular party and details remain very scarce, but the tension is definitely rising near the Strait of Hormuz. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareFully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)The fighter jets join other F-15s, as well as B-52s and F-35s, already in the Middle East and the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group will soon arrive, too. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019ShareWhat The Hell Is Going On With The U.S. And The Supposed New Threat Posed By Iran?Pompeo bolted to Iraq today as rumors swirled about Iranian missile movements, but two days into this saga we have more questions than answers. BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2019ShareCarrier And Bombers Ordered To Middle East Without Any Details On Supposed Iranian ThreatThe announcement came from National Security Advisor John Bolton in an official statement that lacked any specifics on what caused prompted it. BYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareUS And UAE Are Training To Move Cargo Over Land To Circumvent Volatile Strait Of HormuzThe exercise comes as tensions between the US and Iran are on the rise following President Trump’s threat to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 19, 2017ShareWe Chew The Fat About BACN With Program Boss And Airman Who Used It In CombatThe high-flying Battlefield Airborne Communications Node is one of the most dynamic but misunderstood systems in the USAF’s inventory. BYTyler RogowayAug 19, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2017ShareCoalition Strikes Pro-Assad Shiite Militias Again Near Key Outpost In SyriaThis time those at the base and the aviators above it were ready and waiting for another assault. BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 22, 2017ShareCheck Out This Sweet Video Of A Smart Bomb Laden B-52 Going After ISISThe BUFF is only getting finer with age, and in recent months it has been busy in the Middle East dropping hundreds of tons smart bombs on Islamic State fighters’ foreheads. BYTyler RogowayFeb 22, 2017Share
