Air Education and Training Command is deploying a mobile training team—complete with 1,400 pounds of equipment—from Keesler AFB, Miss., for a six-week stay at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Two trainers will offer diverse global command and control system technical training to airmen deployed in Southwest Asia from late August to early October. This road show has traveled to Canada, London, MacDill AFB, Fla., Peterson AFB, Colo., and Yokota AB, Japan.
Air Force F-16s from Germany Deploy to Middle East
Oct. 27, 2024
As tensions spiral in the Middle East, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from Germany have flown to the region, U.S. Central Command said Oct. 25. The F-16s are from the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and represent some of the service’s most advanced models.