F-15Es pounded enemy combatants with 500-pound joint direct attack munitions and 2,000-pound JDAMs May 14 in the vicinity of Orgune, Afghanistan, Air Forces Central announced May 15. An F-15E struck enemy combatants with a 500-pound laser-guided bomb in Qalenaw, and another Strike Eagle hit enemy combatants with a 500-pound LGB in Asadabad. Also in Asadabad, a B-1B dropped 500-pound and 2,000-pound JDAMs onto enemy fighting positions, AFCENT said.
Three of four congressional committees with influence over defense policy have voted to change the official name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War—but final approval of the Pentagon rebrand is months away and not yet assured.