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On the night of June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Airmen and injuring more than 400 U.S. and international military members and civilians. The towers housed coalition forces supporting Operation Southern Watch, a no-fly zone operation in Southern Iraq. (Courtesy photo) 1991 – Operation Southern Watch: bombing the U.S. Khobar Towers barracks July 2, 2021

Remembering Operation El Dorado Canyon: 35th Anniversary Remembering Operation El Dorado Canyon: 35th Anniversary An F-111F Aardvark from the 495th Tactical Fighter Squadron launches in support of Operation El Dorado Canyon at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 14, 1986. The operation was the conclusion of extensive joint service and multinational military cooperation designed to ensure the complete and total destruction of terrorist training camps linked to the attack in the African nation of Libya. (Courtesy photo) Capt Gregory Ball, USAFR, Ph.D. Since the 1960s, the relationship be...