Air Force units this week continued their support of earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan. According to statistics from US Central Command Air Forces, a C-17 transport, a contracted AN-124 Condor, and two contracted B-747s flew in more than 430,000 pounds of medical, office and school supplies, vehicles and other materials. As of October 31, USAF airlifters had hauled into Pakistan more than five million pounds of supplies.
The U.S. military conducted a new series of airstrikes on Iran June 26, a day after Tehran struck a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The twin attacks presented a fresh test for a tenuous ceasefire between the two countries.