In the third and final part of our series about how the U.S. Air Force helped defeat Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel, Airmen describe the final drone shootdowns of the night and the lessons they have drawn from one of the Air Force’s biggest ...
F-15Es from the 492nd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., have deployed to the Middle East, replacing Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., that recently wrapped up a rotation in the region.
Ten B-52 Stratofortresses are currently deployed across Europe and the Middle East, representing nearly 15 percent of the entire U.S. Air Force fleet and an even larger chunk of combat-ready B-52s available.
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 ...
A runaway bomb lift rammed into a parked U.S. Air Force F-16 deployed to the Middle East last November, sparking a blaze that caused $30 million in damages, according to a new USAF report.
Iran launched a large-scale attack against Israel on Oct. 1, just as additional U.S. Air Force assets rushed into the region. A barrage of missiles was seen over Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities at around 7:30 p.m. local time. Just a few hours earlier, ...
The Pentagon is ordering additional U.S. Air Force warplanes to the Middle East after Israel launched punishing attacks on Lebanese Hezbollah and killed the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The U.S. will send three additional squadrons of fighter ...
Air Force Special Operations Command will find ways to use the OA-1K Armed Overwatch plane in great power competition, commander Lt. Gen. Michael E. Conley said this week, amid questions about the fleet’s size and utility in a changing strategic environment.
F-22 Raptors have arrived in the Middle East “to address threats posed by Iran and Iranian-backed groups,” U.S. Central Command announced Aug. 8. The F-22s are part of an infusion of fresh forces in the region after the Jan. 30 killing of Hamas leader Ismail ...
Amid the reduction in America's airpower in the Middle East, one asset has proven its resilience: the E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft of the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron. Air & Space Forces Magazine had a rare opportunity to talk to the Airmen who ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin highlighted the shifting definition and relevance of air superiority in modern warfare at Council on Foreign Relations event on May 13.
A few weeks after downing swarms of drones to defend Israel from Iran, the 494th Fighter Squadron is back home at RAF Lakenheath, U.K.—and sporting some intriguing new paint. Publicly released photos from the Air Force show the F-15E Strike Eagles returning to their home ...