Gen. Sloane visits Iron Dome

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox

Gen. Sloane visits Iron Dome

by Staff Sgt. Divine Cox
36 Wing Public Affairs
November 19, 2021

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane, commander of the 36th Wing, and U.S. Army Col. Matthew Dalton, commander of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, receive a brief during Operation Iron Island at Site Armadillo, Nov. 17, 2021. The purpose of Operation Iron Island is to the Iron Dome, an effective, truck-towed, multi-mission mobile air defense system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The system was deployed by the Israeli Air Force in March 2011 to defend against rockets and short range missiles.

 

 

 

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