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The Air Force’s technology-testing detachment in the Middle East has begun flying inexpensive 3D-printed drones, which are being produced as similar systems have become relied on by Russian ...
WASHINGTON — The top Air Force commander in the Middle East said Monday that the service will have to lean more on innovation to secure the region now that U.S. forces are out of Afghanistan ...
The 728th Battle Management Control Squadron will be providing support to the Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) in its area of responsibility (AOR) of the Middle East, and more broadly, the U.S.
The Air Force has already started adjusting some of its Middle East-focused aircraft and jobs to confront China. Air Force Says Its New China-Focused Reorganization 'Not Best Optimized' for Middle ...
Prior to attack on biggest US military base in Middle East, US had already started taking ‘force protection’ measures.
The U.S. has kept an increased military presence in the Middle East throughout much of the past year, with about 40,000 forces, at least a dozen warships and four Air Force fighter jet squadrons ...
The U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) operating in the Middle East in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, needs to evolve to meet modern-day near-peer adversarial threats, ...
The Air Force in 2024 hopes to further shrink its presence in the Middle East to focus more resources on countering China in the Indo-Pacific.
Air Force special operators face a 'particularly hard' transition after Middle East wars, top general says A US Air Force Special Operations Forces airman gathers his parachute after a training ...
Those fighters bolstered the Air Force’s fighter presence in the Middle East, joining the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and the ...
The Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress bomber has arrived in the Middle East to launch airstrikes against the Islamic State, the U.S. Air Force announced.. The long-range heavy bomber aircraft flew ...