A group of US Air Forces in Europe medical personnel joined the latest US European Command Medical Civilian Assistance Program in Africa, where they treated almost 1,500 patients in Rwanda and Botswana. The MedCAP team included an optometrist and dental personnel from Ramstein AB, Germany.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.