JUNE 11, 2026 – Airmen assigned to the 33rd Maintenance Squadron have worked to revitalize the flaming sword centered on the 33rd Fighter Wing’s Khobar Towers Memorial by modifying it to keep the flame burning without environmental disruption. The evening of June 25, 1996, went down in history as a tragic night of lasting impact when terrorists bombed Khobar Towers, a housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 U.S. airmen — 12 assigned…
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