American and British forces carried out a major series of airstrikes to weaken the Houthis’ military capabilities on Feb. 24, attacking 18 targets at eight locations in Yemen in response to the group’s attacks on commercial shipping, the Pentagon said. It was the fourth wave of “necessary ...
A batch of photos and videos shows B-1B Lancer bomber crews preparing for the strikes targeting Iranian-aligned groups in Iraq and Syria on Feb. 2. The crews and jets came from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., but they launched from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, ...
The U.S. launched dozens of airstrikes against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and Iranian-aligned groups in Iraq and Syria on Feb. 2, followed by more Feb. 3 against Houthi rebels in Yemen—retaliating after a drone strike killed three American service members in ...
A “small number” of Airmen were injured in the Jan. 28 drone attack on a base in Jordan, including one Air National Guardsman, National Guard and Air Force officials confirmed to Air & Space Forces Magazine on Jan. 31.
Space plays a key role in U.S. military operations around the world, including in recent conflagrations in the Middle East, a senior official noted. “In general, space is absolutely essential to any mission United States military does,” John Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space ...
U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters are in the midst of a weeklong training exercise with the Royal Bahraini Air Force, Air Forces Central announced. The exercise, named Ballast Cannon, started Jan. 6 and will last until Jan. 12. In addition to the F-16s, KC-135 tankers ...
The U.S. and its allies issued a firm warning to Houthi rebels in Yemen on Jan. 3, telling the group to stop attacks on shipping in the Red Sea or face “consequences.” The Iran-backed Houthis have carried out 24 attacks on commercial shipping in the ...
Iranian-backed forces have stepped up their attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria and commercial vessels in the Red Sea in recent days, fueling concerns the Israel-Hamas war may lead to broader hostilities in the region. Some former commanders of U.S. forces in the ...
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 ...
A U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship struck members of an Iranian-backed militia who had launched a missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq on Nov. 21, resulting in enemy casualties, according to U.S. Central Command and the Pentagon. The strike occurred after the Iranian-backed militias launched ...
The Pentagon released declassified videos of its most recent airstrikes in eastern Syria, a move that provides fresh detail on the targets that were struck Nov. 12 and the damage to the sites.
U.S. forces continue to come under attack from Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, with "conservative" estimates of at least 40 attacks, mostly with drones and rockets, since Oct. 17. But U.S. leaders are fuzzy on what constitutes an attack on U.S. forces. “I think ...