New Jersey ANG Deploys to SWA: About 150 Air Guardsmen from New Jersey’s 177th Fighter Wing deployed Feb. 19 for Southwest Asia, joining some 50 fellow 177th airmen already in SWA. This deployment marks a repeat visit—more than one—for many of the Guardsmen, reports the Press of Atlantic City. They are to work with ANG members from F-16 fighter wings in Indiana and Vermont, assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing.
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.