{"id":29905,"date":"2020-10-15T19:23:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T19:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/15\/shaws-gamblers-deploy-f-16s-to-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:49:20","slug":"shaws-gamblers-deploy-f-16s-to-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/10\/15\/shaws-gamblers-deploy-f-16s-to-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaw\u2019s \u2018Gamblers\u2019 deploy F-16s to Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/07\/05\/new-shaw-air-force-base-leader-talks-readiness-amid-pandemic\/\" target=_blank>Shaw Air Force Base<\/a> in South Carolina \u2014 also known as the \u201cGamblers\u201d \u2014 has deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 378th Air Expeditionary Wing at Prince Sultan said in a Facebook post Wednesday morning that the squadron and its contingent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/11\/13\/storied-triple-nickel-fighter-squadron-deploys-to-middle-east\/\" target=_blank>F-16 Vipers<\/a> had arrived, and posted photos of the fighters landing and airmen arriving. The unit will support the wing\u2019s mission of \u201csustaining and defending joint partner forces,\u201d the wing said on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later that day, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/07\/02\/pilot-killed-in-shaw-f-16-crash-loved-his-family-his-country-and-loved-to-fly\/\" target=_blank>20th Fighter Wing<\/a> at Shaw said in a news release that the squadron\u2019s airpower would \u201cincrease regional stability and security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/02\/04\/here-are-the-fighter-squadrons-currently-in-the-middle-east\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15E-Prince-Sultan.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here are the fighter squadrons currently in the Middle East<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Three different types of fighter jets are now deployed to three different countries in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur Team Shaw airmen are going downrange to deliver dominant airpower and execute a mission of national, regional and global importance,\u201d wing commander Col. Lawrence Sullivan said in the release. \u201cThis deployment is an example of our commitment to provide strategic depth, resiliency and operational agility to our international allies and partners in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1132\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gamblers-Prince-Sultan-2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gamblers-Prince-Sultan-2.jpg.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gamblers-Prince-Sultan-2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gamblers-Prince-Sultan-2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gamblers-Prince-Sultan-2.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gamblers-Prince-Sultan-2.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Airmen from the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrive at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. 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