US stages multi-day airpower drills in Middle East amid Iran standoff
TL;DR
US CENTCOM will hold multi-day readiness airpower exercises in the Middle East to demonstrate the ability to deploy, disperse and sustain combat airpower as tensions with Iran rise, with a carrier strike group led by USS Abraham Lincoln in the region; the drills aim to deter aggression, bolster regional partnerships, and rehearse a flexible response.
- US announces multi-day aerial military drills in the Middle East amid Iran tensions The Guardian
- US to conduct military exercises in Middle East as tension with Iran builds CNN
- Trump Briefed on Intelligence Saying Iran’s Government Is Weaker The New York Times
- Updates: US, Iran ramp up rhetoric as carrier Lincoln forms in Middle East Al Jazeera
- AFCENT to conduct readiness exercise, generate combat airpower centcom.mil
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