Lempke also praised Gen. T. Michael Moseley, who is the incoming USAF Chief of Staff. The Air Force leader has called a meeting in September for all USAF generals, inviting not only blue-suit Guard generals but even Army Guard adjutants general who oversee their states’ Air National Guard units.
Less than a day after arriving in the Middle East, F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. defended Israel from an Iranian attack in April 2024. DUDE flight, four F-15Es from the 335th Fighter Squadron, downed two dozen Iranian drones in roughly 45 minutes.