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  • Russian unprofessional behavior over Syria - 5 July 2023

    “Earlier today at approximately 10:40 A.M., Russian military aircraft engaged in unsafe and unprofessional behavior while interacting with U.S. aircraft in Syria. While three U.S. MQ-9 drones were conducting a mission against ISIS targets, three Russian fighter jets began harassing the drones.

  • AFCENT stands up Expeditionary Theater Support Group

    The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Expeditionary Theater Support Group (ETSG), a new and critical arm of U.S. Air Forces Central (USAFCENT), celebrated two key events on July 3, 2023, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, with a ceremony marking both the official stand up of this first-of-its-kind

  • AFCENT hosts coalition partners prior to INDOPACOM large force exercise

    The French military has dispatched a massive contingent of aircraft to the Indo-Pacific under the mission named ‘Pégase 2023’ to increase its regional presence and influence.The contingent participating in the mission will comprise 19 warplanes, consisting of 10 Dassault Rafale B and C multirole

  • Concrete proof that CE paves the way to successful missions

    The 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment team members made repairs to a runway, in an undisclosed location June 17, 2023. The team members laid down crack sealant, and cut concrete in order to repair surface damages to the runway called “spalls.”

  • F-22 Raptors demonstrate air superiority in CENTCOM

    U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from Langley Air Force Base, Va.’s 94th Fighter Squadron, recently deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of support and capability in the region. The deployment occurred in the wake of increasingly aggressive and

  • 609th AOC changes command

    The U.S. Air Force’s 609th Air Operations Center received a new commander as U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Ogle relinquished command to Col. Julie Sposito-Salceies at the Combined Air Operations Center on June 2, 2023.

  • Royal Air Force of Oman generals visit AUAB

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mark Slocum, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) deputy commander, and deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, and Col. Kevin Ogle, 609th Air Operations Center commander, pose for a photo with Royal Air Force of Oman Air Commodore Said Hamed Khalfan Al Abdali, RAFO