Anonymous Coward User ID: 20038442 Slovenia 01/16/2020 09:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles arrive at Saudi Arabian base amid Iran tensions Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia earlier this month as part of a U.S. buildup of forces in the region to counter Iran.
The 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s jets arrived just hours after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad killed a top Iranian general in early January, escalating already high tensions even further.
Nicknamed the “Mighty Black Panthers,” the squadron deployed on Jan. 4 from RAF Lakenheath, England. Its crews will be “sharpening our collective claws” working with the Royal Saudi Air Force, squadron commander Lt. Col. Jaina Donberg, said in a statement last week. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 20038442 Slovenia 01/16/2020 09:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles arrive at Saudi Arabian base amid Iran tensions [ link to www.stripes.com (secure)] Can we expect action from then in the upcoming weeks |
MissCleo
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Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles arrive at Saudi Arabian base amid Iran tensions interesting. |
MissCleo
User ID: 77082640 United States 01/16/2020 09:09 AM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles arrive at Saudi Arabian base amid Iran tensions Saudi bases have the capacity for 60,000. A combined total for all of the US troops in the Middle East.
Saudi bases are not at capacity at this time. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76180167 United Kingdom 01/16/2020 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles arrive at Saudi Arabian base amid Iran tensions Nothing to see here. Please move along |