Ruwayshid Airbase, located along the Jordanian border, remains one of Iraq’s last operational airfields. While the coalition has established near-total air superiority, this airbase still represents a potential threat and must be neutralized. Due to the high cost of precision-guided munitions and cruise missiles, command has tasked you and your wingman with executing a conventional strike using BLU-107 Durandal anti-runway bombs to disable the airfield.
A flight of AH-64 Apaches has recently eliminated the SA-3 site that was the primary air defense for the base. However, intelligence reports indicate that AAA emplacements remain active, and there is an unaccounted-for SA-6 mobile SAM system somewhere in the area. Be prepared for potential air defense threats during ingress and egress.
