Iraqi F-16s and attack helicopters have joined the fight for Fallujah, flying both deliberate strikes and close air support sorties to assist ground forces as they advance on the city, Army Col. Christopher Garver, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, said during a Wednesday briefing. Although Iraq does not coordinate its flights with the coalition’s air tasking orders, it has made multiple strikes and flown support for advancing brigades. The coalition also has seen the aircraft fly strikes in support of Mosul and Baiji earlier this year, Garver said. The country has six F-16s in its air force, which first arrived in July 2015, and its pilots are trained with the Arizona Air National Guard in Tucson. (See also: Iraqi Airstrikes on ISIS.)
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?