The Pentagon still believes Iran presents a threat to Israel and is determined to maintain sufficient forces in the region to deter Iranian aggression, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said on a visit to Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Sept. 13.
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The U.S. Air Force rushed a squadron of advanced F-22 Raptor fighters to the Middle East to deter Iran from attacking Israel earlier this month. The deployment was a demonstration of the service’s ability to rapidly send military might to a global hotspot. But Air ...
The U.S. military is flexing its airpower in response to Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah’s threats to attack Israel. The U.S. has been rushing fighters and sending addtional refueling tankers to the Middle East to help bolster U.S. forces in the region.
A rocket attack on an air base in Iraq injured several U.S. personnel on Aug. 5, U.S. officials said. The episode at Al Asad Air Base occurred amid an uptick in strikes against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in recent weeks and as the U.S. ...
More U.S. military aircraft, warships, and other assets are deploying to the Middle East the Pentagon announced Aug. 2. A U.S. Air Force fighter squadron consisting of stealthy F-22 Raptors is being dispatched to the region, a person familiar with the deployment told Air & ...
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The principles of the Powell Doctrine and the effective deterrence that it should yield remain relevant today as we contemplate a new Cold War with China and two regional conflicts in which American policy is deeply intertwined.
Three U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft conducted airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza alongside two Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130s on March 2. The U.S. aircraft took off from Jordan and dropped 66 bundles—22 per aircraft—with over 38,000 meals ready to eat (MREs). ...
He’s always got a mind on the future and making sure that the decisions we make today aren’t trapped in the environment of today.
WORLD: Counterstrikes in the Middle East; F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots.
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with humanitarian aid bound for Gaza landed in Egypt Nov. 28, the U.S. government announced. The flight is the first U.S. military aircraft sent to the Middle East to deliver aid for the beleaguered civilians in Gaza during ...
The U.S. has been flying MQ-9 drones over Gaza as Washington is trying to gather information about American and other hostages held by Hamas and other militants there. The flights, which the Pentagon acknowledged Nov. 3, began after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ...
