U.S. soldiers participated in Exercise Saber Junction 26 alongside allied troops in Germany to test combat readiness and new drone technology.
The PACAF commander visited Kadena Air Base to assess operational capabilities and reinforce the installation’s role in sustaining combat power across the Indo-Pacific.
When the president or the secretary of war needs immediate, scalable and lethal combat power anywhere in the world, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers answer the call, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a Pentagon press briefing.
Integration of these aircraft into the multinational exercise demonstrated the ability of the U.S. and its partners to project combat-credible airpower worldwide.
During Exercise African Lion 26, a joint flyover of U.S. and Moroccan aircraft inaugurated Morocco's first accredited joint terminal attack controller qualification course to enhance regional interoperability.
U.S. forces have hit thousands of Iranian targets during Operation Epic Fury, and Joint Task Force Southern Border marked its one-year anniversary of providing support to the Department of Homeland Security at the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Trump told Axios in a brief phone interview Wednesday that the war with Iran will end "soon" because there is "practically nothing left to target." - "Little this and that... Any time I want it to end, it will end," Trump said during the five-minute call. Why it matters: Even as Trump publicly signals his operation has largely accomplished its objectives, U.S. and Israeli officials say there has been no internal directive on when fighting might stop. - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday the war will continue "without any time limit, for as long as necessary, until we achieve all the objectives and decisively win the campaign." - Israeli and U.S. officials say they are preparing for at least two more weeks…