Iranian missile attacks deepen air base defense concerns

By Vanessa Montalbano / June 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Iran's retaliatory strikes on Monday against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar have broadened leaders' fears that U.S. air bases are no longer sanctuaries. “We are woefully behind on those kinds of defenses,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said Tuesday during a talk hosted by the Mitchell Institute. “Our money doesn't just get focused on China, we got NATO and the Middle East. We got our hands full, and we got to wake up,” Bacon added. The Air Force has for...

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