Turkish officials have disputed recent media reports that Prime Minister Binali Yildirim raised the possibility of Russian warplanes operating out of Incirlik air base, a critical hub for U.S. Air Force operations in the region.
Nearly half a dozen U.S. fighter jets have contributed to protecting the air space over Hasakah, Syria, after Syrian government warplanes conducted airstrikes there on Thursday, allegedly against Kurds. The location is also near American special operations forces and allies on the ground.
The service on Friday identified 21 out of 61 duties under Air Force Instruction 38-206 they found needed to be reduced, realigned or eliminated altogether.
The campaign by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces to free the northern Syrian city of Manbij from Islamic State control relied heavily on coalition air strikes to break apart urban infrastructure concealing ISIS fighters.
F-16s from the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, have debuted a new color pattern aimed at replicating real-world threats during training for fighter pilots.