Two more airmen from the 509th Security Forces Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo., received Army decorations for actions while deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Army awarded Army Commendation Medals to SrA. Simone Hurd and SrA. Bobbi Mead, both served as armed response team members covering Ali Base, Iraq, from September 2004 to March 2005 with the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
Former AFCENT Commander Reflects on Lessons of Epic Fury
Sept. 13, 2026
Operation Epic Fury marked the U.S. military's largest air campaign in a generation, with strikes on 13,000 targets in Iran before the first in a series of shaky ceasefires began in April. Now, even as hostilities continue to flare up, Lt. Gen. Derek C. France sees several clear lessons that…
