USAF inactivates SAC, TAC, and MAC and activates Air Combat Command (taking control of bomber, fighter, attack, reconnaissance, and electronic combat/electronic warfare aircraft and ICBMs) and Air Mobility Command (taking control of airlift and tanker aircraft).
Less than a day after arriving in the Middle East, F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. defended Israel from an Iranian attack in April 2024. DUDE flight, four F-15Es from the 335th Fighter Squadron, downed two dozen Iranian drones in roughly 45 minutes.