USAF F-16s performed a strike against an anti-Iraqi forces meeting place in the vicinity of Al Qaim, Iraq, on Aug. 29—deploying two GBU-38s and destroying the building. Other F-16s provided close air support to coalition ground troops in the area who were battling anti-Iraqi forces. The F-16s performed a strike against an anti-Iraqi forces building, expending a GBU-12 with successful results.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.