U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, provides an update on Operation Epic Fury, April 9, 2026. (U.S. Central Command Video)
U.S. Airmen conduct B-2 Spirit aircraft operations at a base in the U.S. Strategic Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Epic Fury, April 2, 2026. (U.S. Air Force video)
U.S. Sailors conducts flight operations on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Operation Epic Fury, April 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)
U.S. Airmen prepare a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber during Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (U.S. Air Force video)
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 5, 2026. (U.S. Air Force video)
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft take off for a mission, during Operation Epic Fury, April 4, 2026. (U.S. Air Force video)
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury, April 2, 2026. (U.S. Air Force video)
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln supports Operation Epic Fury, March 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) fires the close-in weapons system (CIWS) during a pre-action calibration (PAC) fire while underway during Operation Epic Fury, March 19, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Conducts a Replenishment at Sea during Operation Epic Fury, March 18, 2026. (U.S. Navy video)
USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) fires Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 4, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, conduct a news conference at U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla., March 5, 2026.
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers taxi for takeoff in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Air Force Video)
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts flight operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy video)
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) during operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Mar. 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy Video)

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USARCENT’s first Air Assault Course graduates students
U.S. Army Spc. Dylan Gustaitis, radiology specialist, 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, rappels off a tower at Kuwait’s first Air Assault Course, April 12, 2017, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Rappelling off a 50-foot tower is one of several tests students have to pass within in the three phases of the course. The Air Assault Course is a 12-day class that allows U.S. military personnel in the U.S. Army Central area of operations the unique opportunity to become air assault qualified, while deployed outside the continental United States.