Air Force Providing Extensive Air And Ground Support To Counter ISIS

By Courtney Albon / September 15, 2014 at 4:42 PM
The Air Force has provided "bold leadership" in the United States' offensive effort against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria -- and the service's extensive involvement will only increase with President Obama's push for increased strikes to counter the terrorist group, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James. Speaking Sept. 15 at the Air Force Association's annual conference in National Harbor, MD, James provided an overview of the service's involvement, to date, in combating ISIS, also referred to...

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