With Hurricane Katrina making landfall on the Gulf Coast, the Air Force issued stop movement orders Monday for personnel moving to or transiting on temporary duty to Keesler AFB, Miss., and Tyndall AFB, Fla.
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.
