Central Command Air Forces performed multiple air strikes on targets in Afghanistan and Iraq over the weekend. On Oct. 21, USAF F-16s and F-15s struck buildings used by insurgents in the vicinity of Karbala and Husaybah, Iraq. On the same day, coalition aircraft destroyed a safe house and weapons cache using precision guided munitions after a raid on the location northwest of Qaim, Iraq, discovered the arms. On Oct. 22, a USAF A-10 struck anti-coalition militia in the vicinity of Asmar, Afghanistan. And, on Oct. 23, A-10s took out anti-coalition militia firing positions in the vicinity of Oruzgan, Afghanistan.
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
