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FORT SMITH -- The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies legislation, which includes money for three Ebbing Air National Guard Base projects, passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

FORT SMITH -- The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies legislation, which includes money for three Ebbing Air National Guard Base projects, passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

Combat Archer is designed to give fighter squadrons a final evaluation before deployments that could see them in real air-to-air engagements.

The large-force, live-fly field training exercise emphasizes joint and combined air operations between Nordic allies and partners. This year’s iteration, led by Finland, brings together 13 nations and a NATO coalition to further Arctic security, News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions

The Pentagon is upping the ante to deter the Kremlin's provocations in Syria as both Russia and Iran seek to take advantage of a smaller US force fighting ISIS.

The deployment of Raptors flown by the 94th Fighter Squadron out of Langley Air Force Base, Va., comes in response to “increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region,” a statement by U.S. Central Command said.

The Air Force has deployed F-22s to the Middle East amid increasingly aggressive actions from Russian aircraft toward U.S. forces in Syria.

Iran and Russia's efforts to push the U.S. out of the airspace include an aerial incident last week, Air Forces Central commander says.

Officials said it is in direct response to "increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft" in the area.

The US military has deployed F-22 Raptors from Langley Air Force Base to the Middle East due to increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian