Air
men deployed to Kenya for Operation Unity Knight airdropped their last load late last week, delivering tents, tarps, and mosquito netting—and candy for the children, according to a Dec. 18 report by Air Force photojournalist TSgt. Steve Staedler. The campaign, which began on Dec. 9, delivered more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the Dadaab region that was heavily damaged by floods. The C-130 aircrew from Dyess AFB, Tex., decided to pay for candy to deliver to the children, who “are living there in a situation that’s beyond their control,” said pilot 1st Lt. Dan Spengler.
The U.S. thwarted a drone attack on U.S. forces at Al Asad air base in western Iraq on April 22, marking the first time that American troops have been targeted since February, U.S. officials said. “We can confirm it was an attack on Al Asad,” a defense official told Air & Space…