The latest National Defense Authorization Act reveals that the Pentagon is spending $143 million to upgrade Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
By Caycee Cook, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Documents from the Air Force said the base is currently operating at “four to five times what the space was originally intended to support.” There is also limited ramp space to launch combat operations.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base is playing host to not just U.S. but NATO fighters from Belgium and Netherlands as well.