Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for the Global War on Terrorism. On 7 October 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush announced that airstrikes targeting Al-Qaeda and the Taliban had begun in Afghanistan.Operation Enduring Freedom primarily refers to the War in Afghanistan,but it was also affiliated with counterterrorism operations in other countries, such as OEF-Philippines and OEF-Trans Sahara.
After 13 years, on 28 December 2014, President Barack Obama announced the end of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.[Subsequent operations in Afghanistan by the United States’ military forces, both non-combat and combat, occurred under the name Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
Strike Eagles, from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, drop 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions on a cave in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C
Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepare to fly their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan from a base in Southwest Asia.
A pair of a loaded F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (366th WG), 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, sits on the rain soaked ramp at a forward operating location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
F-15E during a strike mission overhead Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
F-15E Strike Eagle, from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies to a mission objective in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
A F-15E Strike Eagle from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26.
F-15E Strike Eagles, from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, approach a mission objective in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26. The 335th is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
F-15E Strike Eagle from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returns to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on Nov. 28. The 335th is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
A F-15E Strike Eagle from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off, Feb. 13, from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The 335th is deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
