A US airstrike killed ISIS’ leader in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Friday. Hafiz Sayed Khan, the Islamic State-Khorasan Province emir who “was known to directly participate in attacks against US? and coalition forces,” died July 26, according to a Pentagon release. The Pentagon asserted Khan’s death affects ISIS’ Khorasan branch’s recruiting efforts and will disrupt the group’s operations in Afghanistan. (See also: Hitting ISIS in Afghanistan.)
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.