You are welcome- I cringe when I post to a thread without having read all of the posts, just knowing I've stuck my foot in my mouth... I was pretty confident there was some confusion with the reporting versus the facts on the ground. I imagine that there are AH 1 Cobra helo gun ships, UH 1 Iroquois helo gun ships, FA 18 Super Hornet fighter jets and 105mm and 155m artillery ready to repel ISIS. There are probably some drones overhead, armed and unarmed, along with some AC 130 Hercules Spectre gun ships on base, nearby, in flight to, or on call for the bases's air support.
Thank you for your service as well.