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Prince Sultan Air Base Activated for Combat Ops
Pentagon confirms Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia activated as primary US air operations hub. THAAD battery deployed alongside F-15E Strike Eagle detachment. Combined Air Operations Center assumes regional command. Saudi Arabia grants overflight and basing rights under bilateral defense agreement. Total US air assets in theater now exceed 400 aircraft.
Sources
- T1 Pentagon Official western
- T2 Al Arabiya Major middle_eastern
- T3 Jane's Defence Institutional western
- T2 Xinhua Major eastern