From Combat Ops to Disaster Relief: Repositioning from their roles in Operation Enduring Freedom, airmen at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, supported the first airlift of supplies and equipment into Pakistan in the aftermath of the devastating Kashmir earthquake on Oct. 8. US officials say more than 400,000 pounds have been marshaled together and flown out of Bagram aboard four C-17s and two C-130s positioned in Southwest Asia.
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.