Iranian strikes caused widespread damage to US bases across Middle East: report
“Iranian missile and drone attacks caused widespread damage to US military positions across the Middle East, including buildings, vehicles and aircraft, byCBS Newson Tuesday. The images, provided toCBS …”
The images, provided toCBS Newsby active-duty service members on condition of anonymity because of military media restrictions, show damage at several US positions in the region. “This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public,” one deployed service member.
“We're standing there with our eyes closed getting punched in the face.”At Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, one photograph shows whatCBS Newsdescribed as a direct hit on the rear section of a Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft, with its tail severed from its charred fuselage.
Other images from the base show heavily damaged buildings and barracks alongside concrete “T-wall” barriers, which are designed primarily to protect against threats such as grenades and mortar fire.
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Read:Houthi drone destroyed near Makkah as Saudi-led coalition warns threats to holy sites are 'red line'Photos from Camp Buehring in Kuwait, a major staging area for US Army personnel, armoured vehicles and some aircraft, also showed extensive damage,.
The images emerged as the US Defence Department's inspector general released a report estimating equipment losses from the Iran war at up to $3.7 billion, including nearly 60 aircraft.
In a mandatory report to Congress, the inspector general said US Central Command reported Iranian strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and Jordan. The Pentagon did not respond toCBS News' request for comment.
“These are not ‘squirters’ getting through,” the service member said, referring to terminology used by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth following a March 1 attack on Kuwait's Port of Shuaiba that killed six US troops. “We're not defending these bases.
We're just watching them get destroyed,” the service member added.
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