Defense News in Brief: AFCENT caps 2025 with decisive operations, strengthened partnerships across CENTCOM AOR

Source: United States Spaceforce

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.