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This is the Military intervention against ISIL order of battle, which lists the American forces and allies aerial assets that have taken part in the Military intervention against ISIL between June 2014 and the present day.

Sea deployments

Carriers

Amphibious assault ships

Land bases

Aircraft at unknown land bases

Bahrain

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Lockheed
P-3C Orion
Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26) - Tridents September 2015 [10]
VP-46 - Grey Knights September 2015 March 2016
VP-40 - Fighting Marlins March 2016
McDonnell Douglas
AV-8B Harrier II
Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) February 2015 [11]
Aircraft of VMA-223 attached to
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced) (VMM-162 REIN)
December 2015 [4]
McDonnell Douglas
F/A-18C Hornet
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) February 2015[11] October 2015 [12]

Iran

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Sukhoi Su-34 6950th Aviation Base from Engels August 2016 [13]
Tupolev Tu-22M3 6950th Aviation Base from Engels August 2016 [13]

Iraq

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Agusta
A129 Mangusta
5th Army Aviation Regiment March 2016 [14]
7th Army Aviation Regiment March 2016 [14]
Bell
CH-146 Griffon
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron May 2016 October 2016 [1]
430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron October 2016 [1]
NHIndustries
NH90
5th Army Aviation Regiment March 2016 [14]
7th Army Aviation Regiment March 2016 [14]
Sikorsky
UH-60 Black Hawk
Medevac Company F, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment May 2016 June 2016 [15]
Company A, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment May 2016 [16]
Company C, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment June 2016 [17][18]
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Boeing
AH-64D Apache
3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment April 2016 [20]
1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment April 2016 [21][22]

Jordan

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Airbus
A330 MRTT
United Arab Emirates Air Force February 2015 [23]
Boeing
C-17ER Globemaster III
United Arab Emirates Air Force February 2015 [23]
Dassault
Mirage 2000D
French Air Force November 2014[24] August 2016 [25]
Dassault
Mirage 2000N
French Air Force July 2014 [24]
Dassault
Rafale
02.004 Fighter Squadron "La Fayette" August 2016 [25]
02.030 Fighter Squadron "Normandie Niemen" August 2016 [25]
General Dynamics
F-16A Fighting Falcon
1st Fighter Squadron (RBAF) February 2015 [26]
2nd Fighter Squadron (RBAF) February 2015 [26]
General Dynamics
F-16C Fighting Falcon[11]
20th Fighter Wing[26]
= 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron
February 2015
Lockheed Martin
F-16AM Fighting Falcon
Belgian Air Component October 2014 June 2015 [27]
Elements of the 10th Tactical Wing 28 June 2016 [28]
Lockheed Martin
F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon
Royal Netherlands Air Force October 2014 28 June 2016 [29]
Lockheed Martin
F-16E Desert Falcon
United Arab Emirates Air Force February 2015 [23]
Lockheed Martin
F-16F Desert Falcon
United Arab Emirates Air Force February 2015 [23]
Lockheed Martin
F-22 Raptor
United States Air Force February 2015

Kuwait

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Boeing
KC-767A
Italian Air Force October 2014 [31]
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
AMX International
AMX A-11B
132nd Ground Attack Reconnaissance Squadron 14 June 2016 [28]
Fairchild Republic
A-10C Thunderbolt II
122d Fighter Wing = 163 EFS 17 November 2014 April 2015 [33]
127th Wing = 107 EFS April 2015 October 2015 [32]
General Dynamics
F-16AM Fighting Falcon
Eskadrille 727 (RDAF) 15 October 2014 30 September 2015 [34]
Eskadrille 730 (RDAF) October 2014 30 September 2015
Panavia
Tornado
154th Fighter-Bomber Reconnaissance & SEAD Squadron 22 November 2014 14 June 2016 [28]
Elements of 50º Stormo Giorgio Graffer
(50th Wing)
22 November 2014 14 June 2016 [28]
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Boeing
C-17 Globemaster III
315th Airlift Wing = ?
60th Air Mobility Wing = 21st Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
General Atomics
MQ-9A Reaper
(Pooled asset)
No. 13 Squadron RAF [35][36][37]
No. 39 Squadron RAF
Lockheed
AC-130
[38]
Lockheed
CP-140 Aurora
Canadian Air Force
Lockheed
MC-130H Combat Talon II
U.S. Air Force [38]
Lockheed
C-130H Hercules
737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
152nd Airlift Wing = 192d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron during October 2015
179th Airlift Wing = 164th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron until June 2016.
176th Wing = 144th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron until June 2016.
Lockheed Martin
C-130J Super Hercules
737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
143d Airlift Wing = 143d Expeditionary Airlift Squadron until March 2014.
146th Airlift Wing = 115th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron[39] from at least September 2016.
Sikorsky
UH-60 Black Army
U.S. Army

Qatar

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Boeing
E-3F Sentry
French Air Force October 2014 [41]
Boeing
B-52H Stratofortress
(Pooled asset)
96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron [42]
11th Bomb Squadron 10 September 2016 [43]
20th Bomb Squadron 11 April 2016 [44]
96th Bomb Squadron 11 April 2016 [44]
2nd Operations Support Squadron 10 September 2016 [43]
Boeing
KC-135 Stratotanker
340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
Boeing
RC-135V/W Rivet Joint
763d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
Boeing
RC-135W Airseeker
No. 51 Squadron RAF [45]
General Dynamics
F-16C Fighting Falcon
[46]
General Dynamics
F-16D Fighting Falcon
[46]
Lockheed
C-130H Hercules
746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
914th Airlift Wing = 328th Airlift Squadron between May 2016[47] and August 2016.
Lockheed Martin
C-130J Super Hercules
746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
146th Airlift Wing = 115th Airlift Squadron
Lockheed
EP-3E Aries II
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VQ-1)

[11]

Lockheed
P-3C Orion
[11]
McDonnell Douglas
F-15E Strike Eagle
48th Fighter Wing 2014 2014 [46]
366th Fighter Wing 2014 2014 [48]
4th Fighter Wing 2016 2016
Northrop Grumman
E-8 Joint Stars
7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron
Rockwell
B-1B Lancer[26]
28th Bomb Wing = 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron July 2015 January 2016 [49]

Syria

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Sukhoi
Su-24M
Russian Air Force September 2015 [50]
Sukhoi
Su-25SM
Russian Air Force September 2015[50] May 2016 [51]
Sukhoi
Su-25UB
Russian Air Force September 2015[50] May 2016 [51]
Sukhoi
Su-30SM
Russian Air Force September 2015 [50]
Sukhoi
Su-34
Russian Air Force September 2015 [50]
Sukhoi
Su-35S
Russian Air Force January 2016 [52]
Mil
Mi-8AMTSh-V
337th Independent Helicopter Regiment September 2015 [53]
Mil
Mi-24P
337th Independent Helicopter Regiment September 2015 [53]
Mil
Mi-28N
16th Army Aviation Brigade March 2016 [54]
487th Independent Helicopter Regiment [54]
Mil
Mi-35M
55th Independent Helicopter Regiment December 2015 [54]
16th Army Aviation Brigade [54]
Kamov
Ka-52
55th Independent Helicopter Regiment March 2016 [55]
  • Shariat
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Russian Air Force [54]
  • Tias
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Mil
Mi-24P
337th Independent Helicopter Regiment [54]

Turkey

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Lockeed
HC-130J Combat King II
1st Expeditionary Rescue Group October 2015
Sikorsky
HH-60G Pave Hawk
1st Expeditionary Rescue Group October 2015
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Airbus
A310-304 MRTT
German Air Force 2016 [56]
Fairchild Republic
A-10C Thunderbolt II
23d Fighter Group = 74 EFS October 2015[57] March 2016 [58]
124th Fighter Wing = 190 EFS March 2016 October 2016
General Dynamics
F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon
Eskadrille 727 15 June 2016 [59]
Eskadrille 730 15 June 2016 [59]
General Dynamics
F-16C Fighting Falcon
31st Fighter Wing = 510 EFS August 2015 October 2015 [60][61]
McDonnell Douglas
F-15C Eagle
48th Fighter Wing = 493 EFS November 2015[62] December 2015[63] [64]
McDonnell Douglas
F-15E Strike Eagle
48th Fighter Wing = 492 EFS November 2015 [65] December 2015 [63]
McDonnell Douglas
F-15S Strike Eagle
No. 3 Wing RSAF = No. 92 Squadron RSAF February 2016[66]
Northrop Grumman
EA-6B Prowler
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 (VMAQ-4) April 2016 October 2016 [67][68]
Panavia
Tornado ECR
Tactical Air Force Wing 51 "Immelmann" 2016 [56]
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Boeing
E-3 Sentry
NATO E-3A Component October 2016

United Arab Emirates

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Dassault
Rafale
French Air Force September 2014 [24]
Dassault
Atlantique 2[24]
Flottille 21F (FNA) September 2014
Flottille 23F FNA September 2014
Boeing
C-135FR Stratotanker[24]
French Air Force September 2014
Lockheed
U-2S
99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron
Lockheed Martin
F-22A Raptor.[26]
1st Fighter Wing = 27 EFS Spring 2014[46] October 2014 [48]
325th Fighter Wing October 2014[48] April 2015
1st Fighter Wing = 94 EFS April 2015 October 2015 [69][70]
192d Fighter Wing = 149 EFS April 2015 October 2015 [69][70]
15th Wing = 19 EFS October 2015 April 2016 [71]
3d Wing = 90 EFS April 2016 [71]
McDonnell Douglas
F-15E Strike Eagle
48th Fighter Wing = 494 EFS May 2015 October 2015 [26][72]
366th Fighter Wing = 391st EFS October 2015 April 2016
4th Fighter Wing = 335 EFS April 2016 October 2016
366th Fighter Wing = 389th EFS October 2016 [73][74]
McDonnell Douglas
KC-10 Extender
908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
Northrop Grumman
RQ-4 Global Hawk
[75]
Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Airbus
KC-30A
No. 33 Squadron RAAF October 2014 [76]
Boeing
E-7A Wedgetail
No. 2 Squadron RAAF October 2014 [76]
Boeing
F/A-18F Super Hornet
No. 1 Squadron RAAF October 2014 March 2015 [77]
McDonnell Douglas
F/A-18A Hornet
No. 75 Squadron RAAF January 2015 [78]

Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK)

Aircraft type Unit From To Notes
Airbus
Atlas C.1
No. 70 Squadron RAF [79]
Airbus
Voyager KC.2/KC.3
No. 10 Squadron RAF [33][80][81]
No. 101 Squadron RAF
Boeing
C-17A Globemaster III
No. 99 Squadron RAF [82]
Boeing
Chinook HC.4[83][84]
No. 7 Squadron RAF 2014 2014
No. 18 Squadron RAF 2014 2014
No. 27 Squadron RAF 2014 2014
Boeing
Sentry AEW.1
No. 8 Squadron RAF[85][86]
Beechcraft
Shadow R.1
No. 14 Squadron RAF[87]
Eurofighter
Typhoon FGR.4
No. 1 Squadron RAF December 2015 February 2016 [88][89]
No. 2 Squadron RAF December 2015 January 2016
No. 6 Squadron RAF December 2015 March 2016
Panavia
Tornado GR.4[90][91]
(Pooled asset)
No. 2 Squadron RAF August 2014[92] 2015
No. 9 Squadron RAF August 2014
No. 12 Squadron RAF January 2015[93]
No. 31 Squadron RAF August 2014
Lockheed
Hercules C.5[33][94]
(Pooled asset)
No. 30 Squadron RAF
No. 47 Squadron RAF
Raytheon
Sentinel R.1
No. 5 Squadron RAF [45]

See also

Commander headquarters of ongoing operations:

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