DOD announces it will create a Joint UAV Center of Excellence at Creech AFB, Nev. Three days later, USAF announces it will stand down its UAV COE at Creech. DOD plans initial operational capability for the Joint UAV COE on Oct. 1, 2005.
Former AFCENT Commander Reflects on Lessons of Epic Fury
Sept. 13, 2026
Operation Epic Fury marked the U.S. military's largest air campaign in a generation, with strikes on 13,000 targets in Iran before the first in a series of shaky ceasefires began in April. Now, even as hostilities continue to flare up, Lt. Gen. Derek C. France sees several clear lessons that…
