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.
A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes in the Middle East are flying with fresh modifications as the Air Force looks to make the plane more versatile amid America’s ongoing blockade of Iranian ports and a tenuous ceasefire in the U.S. air war against Iran.