US-led ground forces called in at least four air strikes to help deal with a large group of insurgents that attacked Afghan and coalition forces on patrol in the southern Uruzgan province on Nov. 14, according to a Combined Joint Task Force-82 release from Bagram AB, Afghanistan. The statement noted that “precision air strikes effectively eliminated the insurgents who were trying to reinforce the enemy positions.”
When an E-3 Sentry battle management aircraft was damaged in an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, it sparked a host of questions about one of the Air Force’s oldest, smallest, but most critical fleets. Experts say the service doesn’t have many options to answer those questions.