US Air Forces Central
Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) conducted Blue Sands 24.4, a combined air and missile defense exercise, in the North Arabian Gulf alongside coalition allies and regional partner nations, April 17, 2024.
Blue Sands, a part of U.S. Central Command’s overall Integrated Air and Missile Defense exercise series, focuses on modernizing defense architecture, which requires multinational integration across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.