The U.S. Air Force needs to focus more on North Africa, particularly as Russia seeks to grow its influence in Libya, a Rand Corp. report said. U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the runway at Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, June 14, 2021, during African Lion 2021. Air Force) After refueling, a Moroccan air force F-16 Fighting Falcon departs from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing during Exercise African Lion in June 2021. USAFE-AF should “elevate the priority accorded to Libya” to “guard against the effects of greater Russian influence in that centrally important country,” the Rand report stated. Early steps the Air Force should take include “wargaming and anticipatory planning” so that the U.S. is seen as the primary partner of a post-war Libyan air force.

Source: Libya Today February 01, 2022 18:21 UTC