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CENTCOM announces air force readiness exercise amid growing Iran tensions

Although CENTCOM said that the "exercise is designed to enhance asset and personnel dispersal capability," military parties have used such drills in the past as cover for launching a surprise attack.

A US Airman attaches a GBU-31 munitions system to an F-15E Strike Eagle in the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria.
General view of US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircrafts at al-Udeid Air Base which is housing Afghan refugees, in Doha, Qatar September 7, 2021.

US lowers security alert at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base amid Iran tensions

Eurofighter Typhoon (L and R) and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jets fly over the military air base in Laage, south of Rostock, northeastern Germany, during a demonstration as part of a press day on September 23, 2025.

US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after China–Russia drills, Tokyo says

Photo of Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20.

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Watch: IAF conducts joint exercise with B52 bomber, jets from US Air Force

During the flight, the forces practiced operational coordination between the two militaries to enhance their ability to address various regional threats.

 A joint exercise between the IAF and US Air Force

Houthis fire missiles at American fighter jet, drone over Yemen

Yemen's Houthis launch marks significant escalation, though both aircrafts escaped unharmed.

 A missile is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in the south of Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 19, 2024

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals.

 U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025.

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F-35 fighter jet crashes at Alaska Air Force base during pilot training

The F-35 Lightning II aircraft crashed at 12:49 p.m. Alaskan time into the fence line of the base.

 F-35 fighter jet.

CENTCOM conducting strikes on Houthi military facilities in Yemen's Sana'a

Initially, reports attributed the attack to Israel but then shifted to the US.

 AL HUDAYADAH, YEMEN - JULY 20: In this handout screengrab released by the Houthi group Media Center on July 20, 2024, a fire rises after airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting oil storage facilities in the port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.

B-52 Stratofortress arrives in Middle East area from US amid Iranian threat

The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range heavy bomber that has the ability to perform various missions, according to the US Air Force.

 The U.S. military unveils a B-52 strategic bomber at an air base in Cheongju, South Korea, on Oct. 19, 2023, two days after it landed there.

American airstrikes launched on Yemen's Sanaa and Hodeidah

Al Masirah TV reported that US and British forces carried out the strikes, but a British government source said Britain was not involved.

 Smoke rises from the site of strikes in Sanaa, Yemen October 4, 2024.

Islamic State resurgence concerns US-coalition forces in Iraq, Syria - report

IS is acquiring forces in the North Arabian Desert, and is training recruits to become suicide bombers, to attack allied troops.

 An ISIS member carries an Islamic State flag in Syria.

Iran-aligned attack on US forces in Iraq is dangerous escalation, says Austin

At least five US personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, US officials told Reuters.

 US soldiers are seen during a handover ceremony of Taji military base from US-led coalition troops to Iraqi security forces, in the base north of Baghdad, Iraq August 23, 2020.