News Archive 2019
Headlines and summaries of
available news stories from 2019. Click the title to view the full story with image if available. |
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30 Apr | U.S. Air Force F-35As conduct first combat employment SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve on April 30. This strike marked the F-35A’s first combat employment. The F-35As conducted the airstrike using a Joint Direct Attack Munition to strike an entrenched Daesh tunnel network and weapons cache deep in the Hamrin Mountains, a location able to threaten friendly forces. |
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