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Wall Street JournalAndrew Dowell, Michael R Gordon

F-16 Near-Miss in Operation Rough Rider Underscores Risks to U.S. Air Operations Against Houthis

An F-16 near-miss during Operation Rough Rider — the U.S. strike campaign targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen — highlights the operational hazards of employing airpower against a small, dispersed adversary and raises immediate questions about survivability, tactics and force protection for regional air operations.

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