LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) closed out 2025 with a series of decisive victories, sustaining combat airpower against terrorist threats, expanding Coalition integration across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and advancing agile employment and base defense technologies to sharpen readiness and deterrence.From the successful strikes on Houthi targets during Operation Rough Rider to the overnight Bomber Task Force strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities during Operation Midnight Hammer, AFCENT Airmen were instrumental in enabling U.S. and Coalition operations that dismantled violent extremist networks and de...