U.S. Deploys F-22s To Middle East Amid Russian Harassment

U.S. Air Force F-22s deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, in 2022.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has quickly deployed an undisclosed number of F-22s to the Middle East amid ongoing threatening behavior by Russia aircraft over Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM ) announced June 14. The Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, have been...
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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