The head of US Special Operations Command, Army Gen. Bryan Brown, had more good things to say about Air Force special operators during a Tuesday visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., home of Air Force Special Operations Command and the Joint Special Operations University. The Northwest Florida Daily News, reports that Brown said, “AFSOC is key to the Global War on Terror and SOCOM’s efforts.” Brown noted last November in an interview with the Daily Report that USAF special operators were moving quickly to transform to meet new world threats.
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.