Congress wants to ensure that should the Air Force decide it does need to purchase dedicated aeromedical evacuation aircraft, service leaders will give due consideration to placing those aircraft “at locations that have previous experience” with the AE job.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
