Forces loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord have encircled ISIS fighters in the city of Sirte as US aircraft continue to support the advance. US aircraft conducted five strikes on Aug. 13 and 14, hitting a vehicle and four enemy fighting positions, US Africa Command announced on Monday. The strikes bring the total number to 46 since Operation Odyssey Lightning began on Aug. 1. The GNA advance has been bolstered by troops from the Libyan city of Misrata, Libyan naval forces, and Libyan jets conducting their own strikes, according to Reuters.
Just over a year ago, in July 2025, the Air Force established a dedicated office on the Air Staff for communications/cyber functions, separate from the intelligence directorate it had long been attached to. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Phillips, Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighter Communications and Cyber Systems, recently sat…