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'Have bombs, will travel': How agile deployments are reshaping combat in the Middle East


‘Have bombs, will travel’: How agile deployments are reshaping combat in the Middle East
May 3
The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing configured six F-15E Strike Eagles to carry extra bombs to bare-base locations, taking off from an undisclosed location April 25. This new configuration is allowing the Air Force to increase combat capabilities by carrying more munitions to a forward operating base than the Strike Eagle can use on one mission. (Air Force)
The Air Force’s latest push for a more flexible force known as agile combat employment could help the service keep airmen at home longer and its aircraft readiness up, the leader of a key expeditionary wing in the Middle East told Air Force Times April 30. But deployments could become more intense for airmen when they do go abroad. ....

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