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The U.S. Air Force Is Considering Buying New F-16 Aircraft The U.S. Air Force Is Considering Buying New F-16 Aircraft Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz, Jan. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison) More F-16 Vipers could be ordered together with F-15EXs, attritable aircraft and NGAD to replace older aircraft until enough F-35s are available. ...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Tech. Sgt. Theresa Hillis, front, of the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Norton Air Force Base; Senior Master Sgt. James Cundall, right, of the 118th AES, Tennessee Air National Guard, Nashville, Tennessee; and Tech. Sgt. Dennis Mulline, left, of the 137th AES receive a mission briefing during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. (U.S. Air Force file photo) Colonel reflects on ways Desert Storm sparked change in medical field By Air Force Surgeon General Public Aff...

Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at a Tel Aviv University cyber conference on June 24, 2019. (Flash90) The head of the Mossad intelligence agency, Yossi Cohen, panned as “irresponsible” a speech that IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi delivered last week in which he disparaged the Biden administration’s policy on Iran’s nuclear program, according to reports on Sunday. In private conversations, Cohen criticized Kohavi for having come out publicly against the US government and argued that the ...

The Vermont National Guard, which will see more soldiers serving overseas missions this year than in any other in more than a decade, held a send-off ceremony Friday for a few hundred members who will soon depart for duty. Task Force Avalanche is on its way to U.S. Central Command in the Middle East. “You’re the tip of the spear...

B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, flew to the U.S. Central Command theater of operations Jan 27, 2021, during a Bomber Task Force mission, aimed at strengthening partnerships in the region and showcasing the U.S. Air, The official website for the U.S. Air Forces Central.

Saturday, 30 January, 2021 - 08:00 (L-R) Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Head of the United States military’s Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, and Israeli Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi in Tel Aviv on January 29, 2021. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry) Tel Aviv - Nazir Magally Head of the United States military’s Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie led Friday in Israel a seminar that witnessed deliberation on the de...

Friday, 29 January, 2021 - 06:30 FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon is seen in this aerial photo from the Air Force One in Washington, DC, US, March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo Washington - Muath al-Amri The US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) said that Saudi Arabia was a major partner of the United States in the region and an important pillar of the regional security. This comes as the US is preparing to strengthen its m...

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HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Jan 29, 2021 07:32 AM EST The rising threat posed by Iran in the middle east has the U.S. considering having new forward bases in Saudi Arabia as a precaution. More belligerent actions by Iran are compromising security for U.S. allies there. America is now facing a more capable Iran that is developing missiles it could lob at U.S. allies. Now, they will need bases that will be used for deterrence. Iran is becoming an ominous danger The U.S. Military is considering ...

Robert Malley in 2018 (YouTube screenshot) US President Joe Biden has selected Robert Malley, a veteran Middle East official, as his administration’s special envoy for Iran, according to Thursday reports. Malley was previously a top national security aide to former US president Barack Obama. Meanwhile Hady Amr, a former deputy special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in the Obama administration, was appointed Thursday as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israel and Palestinian Affairs ...