Exclusive: U.S. weighs deploying up to 1,000 ‘reserve’ troops for IS fight

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as a reserve force in the fight against Islamic State as U.S.-backed fighters accelerate the offensive in Syria and Iraq, U.S. officials told Reuters. Proponents of the option, which has not been previously reported, said it […]

A Moment In Time: 1991 USAF Jets Fly Over Burning Kuwaiti Oil Wells

The featured photo shows US Air Force F-15s and F-16s flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells that were set ablaze as Saddam Hussein’s invading Iraqi Army retreated in the closing days of Operation Desert Storm. Below are additional images from Operation Desert Storm Watch Actual Footage of US Army Apache Helicopter Strikes During Desert Storm […]

Broncos back in the fight over Syria!

Editor’s Note: The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was developed back in the 1960s specifically for counter-insurgency (COIN) operations, and another one of its primary missions was flying Forward Air Control-Airborne (FAC-A). The airplane can carry up to three tons of external munitions and is able to stay on station for over three hours. A […]

U.S. troops in Kuwait saved their ISIS attacker from his burning vehicle

The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait says American soldiers deployed in the Gulf country who were intentionally rammed by an Egyptian man pulled their attacker from his burning vehicle after it caught fire. The embassy on Sunday described the incident on a Kuwaiti highway a day earlier as “an attempted terrorist attack.” The attempted attack is […]

Fighter jet sales approved for Middle East countries

F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jet sales to several Middle East countries have been approved by The White House according to the chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker. After more than two years in the making, several Middle East countries appear to be on the verge of acquiring 4th Generation fighters from […]

Fighter Jet Sales Approved for Middle East Countries

F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jet sales to several Middle East countries have been approved by The White House according to the chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker. After more than two years in the making, several Middle East countries appear to be on the verge of acquiring 4th Generation fighters from […]

SECNAV Frustrated Again Over Delay in Super Hornet Sale

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, in Germany for a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea last week, told Reuters he was frustrated by delays in approving the sale of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet jets to a close U.S. ally. His concern also raises the possibility that a delay could affect the cost of jets the U.S. […]