Air Education and Training Command has activated a dedicated C-130 Hercules training unit—the 714th Training Squadron—at Little Rock AFB, Ark. The new unit received its first commander, Lt. Col. Thomas Anderson, last week and will comprise 42 military and civilian personnel who will provide all student support for the more than 1,800 US and allied personnel attending C-130 at Little Rock each year.
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.