US Air Force F-15s conducted a “preplanned air strike” near Baghdad, using precision-guided munitions to attack a bunker used by enemy forces, according to US Central Command Air Forces. In other Operation Iraqi Freedom action, a USAF Predator unmanned aerial vehicle armed with Hellfire missiles fired one missile, striking an improvised explosive device location near Haditha. Various coalition aircraft continued to provide close air support in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If the Air Force is in line for a big budget bump from President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027, the head of Air Combat Command said he would make aircraft spare parts his top spending priority—but cautioned that more money to buy parts won’t equal a…
