On March 27 an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia damaged several KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft and one AWACS early warning aircraft and left at least 10 U.S. Air Force airmen injured, two severely.
This is the third known attack on PSAB, which is only 400 miles from the coast of Iran. The air base has been a strategic hub for American forces for years and remains so as part of Epic Fury, hosting several dozen tankers, AWACS, and surveillance aircraft. The factors that make it an important base to the Americans, also make it a target to the Iranians.