Some 155 airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force are deployed to Southwest Asia, where they operate C-130 airlifters, flying supplies throughout the Southwest Asia area of operations. SrA. Clark Staehle also reports that some RAAF airmen work in the Combined Air Operations Center, where they coordinate Australian airlift flights and provide intelligence for other Australian assets in the theater.
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.