Pentagon To Investigate 2019 Syria Airstrike

Brian Everstine November 30, 2021
U.S. Air Force F-15E
A U.S. Air Force F-15E receives fuel during a combat mission in 2019 in the Persian Gulf.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The Pentagon will conduct a review into a March 2019 airstrike in Baghuz, Syria, which reportedly killed dozens of civilians to determine what missteps occurred in the lead-up to the strike. Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said Nov. 29 that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tapped Gen...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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