The Civil Air Patrol receives a World Peace Prize from the World Peace Corps Mission, honoring CAP as its Roving Ambassador for Peace in 2010, during a ceremony at the US Capitol.
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.