Operation Noble Eagle—the long-running homeland air defense mission that has consumed some 43,000 sorties since the 9/11 terrorist attacks—is a stateside endeavor but that doesn’t mean it can sustain itself without deployments. NORAD reports that several thousand airmen deploy each year to support ONE.
Multiple U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have deployed out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 21 as President Donald Trump weighs whether to join Israel’s campaign against Iran, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed.