The RC-135 Rivet Joint force of the 55th Wing, based at Offutt AFB, Neb., surpasses 20 years of continuous support to operations in Southwest Asia, beginning with Operation Desert Shield (August 1990) and continuing through Operation Deny Flight and post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.
