SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill.—In an operational first, U.S. Transportation Command planners turned to artificial intelligence agents for help when Spain closed its airspace and bases to U.S. aircraft supporting strikes on Iran in March.
Spain’s abrupt March 2 announcement came just three days into Operation Epic Fury, but TRANSCOM responded quickly by using AI agents to evaluate available airfields in the region, Ryan Samuelson, the chief data and…