Former USAF specialist who defected to Iran was RC-135 aircrew member during Operation Iraqi Freedom

A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who had defected to Iran severed as an airborne crypto linguist on board a RC-135 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Military Times revealed.

RC-135 Rivet Joint in flight
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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Just like birds, Eagles and Fighting Falcons migrate south

The 180th Fighter Wing from Ohio Air National Guard and the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing both deployed aircraft and personnel to Patrick Air Force Base, Florida from Jan. 25 to Feb. 9.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over the coast of Florida during a training sortie during a deployment at Patrick Air Force Base, Feb. 4, 2019. As part of the Patrick AFB deployment, the 180FW will conduct Dissimilar Air Combat Training, Basic Fighter Maneuvers, Defensive Air Counter Tactics and Tactical Intercept missions alongside F-15 Eagles assigned to the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Hope Geiger)

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