Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, Air Force Space Command vice commander, spoke with 50 Air Force ROTC cadets and their parents in Philadelphia recently, encouraging the young cadets from a dozen local colleges and universities to consider careers in the space and missile field. “Combat operations at or near the surface of the earth have become dependent upon the capability we provide from space,” Klotz remarked. He also told them to study cultures and languages to understand the areas where the Air Force is deployed for the global war on terror.
Less than a day after arriving in the Middle East, F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. defended Israel from an Iranian attack in April 2024. DUDE flight, four F-15Es from the 335th Fighter Squadron, downed two dozen Iranian drones in roughly 45 minutes.