Airframe: Alabama Air National Guard F-16s of the 187th Fighter Wing, supported by a KC-135 tanker, arrive over Romania for Exercise Dacian Viper, Oct. 13, 2015. A dozen Alabama F-16s and some 150 pilots, maintainers, and support personnel returned from Campia Turzii AB, Romania, earlier this month. (Air Force photo by SSgt. Matthew Bruch) (Click on image above to reach wallpaper version.)
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…