MSgt. Anthony Roy, an instructor flight engineer with the 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., flew his 200th combat sortie recently during deployment to Southwest Asia, amassing 1,500 combat flying hours. Roy crosstrained from aircraft maintenance six years ago. The 43rd ECS flies the EC-130H Compass Call, one of USAF’s high-demand, low-density systems. (USAF report by SSgt. Tia Schroeder)
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.