US Air Forces in Europe airmen are in the Darfur region of the Sudan to provide logistics support for members of the Rwandan Defense Forces. USAFE has provided the airmen and contracted for airlift transport for some 1,200 RDF troops on an African Union mission in Darfur. During earlier missions, USAFE airmen used contract airlift and C-130s to transport 2,500 Rwandan troops and more than 150,000 pounds of equipment and supplies.
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…