Idaho Airmen deployed to bolster U.S. forces in the Middle East

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BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — Airmen with the Idaho Air National Guard have been deployed to the Middle East to bolster U.S. Central Command operations as part of the Department of War’s Operation Epic Fury.

They “deployed late March, early April to U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Borders with the Idaho National Guard, who confirmed the deployment to KMVT. Lt. Col. Borders could not say how many airmen were deployed or for how long they would remain so.