a href"https:cms.hoover.orgresearchenduring-implications-epic-fury-jordans-strategic-importance-washington-increases" hreflang"en"Enduring Implications of Epic Fury: Jordan’s Strategic Importance to Washington Increasesa

US military bases in the Arabian Peninsula were pounded during the war with Iran. Shortly after the onset of “Epic Fury,” the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Al Udeid airbase in Qatar—command post for all US and coalition air operations in the Central Command area of responsibility—was destroyed in a missile attack.