A1C Hazen Sanders has broken the Air Force record for the most fuel pumped by an individual in a month, reports Charlie Reed of Stars and Stripes. The 20-year-old, a member of the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, pumped 3,123,985 gallons of fuel over 29 consecutive days in September, working 12- to 16-hour shifts. On the slowest days, he pumped at least 100,000 gallons. Sanders refueled 187 aircraft.
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.