Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel nearly one year ago caught the world by surprise—including Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, the U.S. military’s top logistics officer. But the Oct. 7 crisis, which spiraled into a war now on the cusp of its second year, illuminated fresh ...
U.S. aid airdrops into Gaza will continue for the foreseeable future even as food aid is delivered to the famished enclave through a new military maritime route, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters May 23.
After three hours in the air, the cargo door of the C-17 slowly opened, and boxes of MREs, Army parachutes attached, tumbled out, then began to drift toward the coast. In the past several weeks, the U.S. Air Force and its partners have dropped hundreds of ...
The U.S. Air Force has begun using large, quad-jet C-17s to airdrop aid into Gaza, as the U.S. leaders express increasing concern about the humanitarian situation there.
Three U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft conducted airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza alongside two Royal Jordanian Air Force C-130s on March 2. The U.S. aircraft took off from Jordan and dropped 66 bundles—22 per aircraft—with over 38,000 meals ready to eat (MREs). ...
An Active-Duty Airman set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy this afternoon, the Air Force confirmed to Air & Space Forces Magazine. The man, who was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition, has not yet been publicly identified.
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with humanitarian aid bound for Gaza landed in Egypt Nov. 28, the U.S. government announced. The flight is the first U.S. military aircraft sent to the Middle East to deliver aid for the beleaguered civilians in Gaza during ...
The U.S. has been flying MQ-9 drones over Gaza as Washington is trying to gather information about American and other hostages held by Hamas and other militants there. The flights, which the Pentagon acknowledged Nov. 3, began after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ...
While the Pentagon surges U.S. forces to the Middle East to deter further conflict in the region, the Air Force’s airlift fleet has been steadily working to deliver essential munitions, armored vehicles, and aid to Israel for its war against Hamas using C-17 Globemaster III ...
Earlier this week, South Korean officials and independent expert analysts said the militant group Hamas had likely used North Korean weaponry in its surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, based on images and video evidence. The kinds of weapons allegedly used can make the ...
Two drone attacks were launched against U.S. forces in Iraq in the span of 24 hours, the U.S. military said. The attacks, which took place in western and northern Iraq, came as a wave of unrest swept Arab nations over Israel's clash with Hamas. They ...