emaster III 10x
#AE4F12 10-0218 - REACH 859 (RAF Lakenheath)
#AE49C6 09-9210 - REACH 830 (McEntire JNGB)
#AE2FAA 08-8198 - REACH 831 (McEntire JNGB)
#AE2FA8 08-8196 - REACH 853 (McEntire JNGB)
#AE07E9 95-0106 - REACH 893 (McEntire JNGB)
#AE1454 05-5150 - REACH 892 (McEntire JNGB)
#AE1469 07-7171 - REACH 260 (RAF Lakenheath)
#AE145C 06-6158 - REACH 542 (RAF Lakenheath)
#AE1239 04-4129 - REACH 122 (RAF Lakenheath)
#AE117D 02-1111 - REACH 546 (RAF Lakenheath)

Ten C-17s have arrived or are en route to Jordan today, with five coming from RAF Lakenheath and five from McEntire Joint National Guard Base.

Photos: @havoc_aviation

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#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
18 February - 0648z

Good morning everyone! There has been movement of at least 17 U.S. Air Force tanker aircraft over the past 8 hours. These are positioning to various bases in Europe, like Lajes, Rota and Chania - interestingly some to Bulgaria.

NOTE: All information is obtained via public sources (ADS-B/ACARS).

Naval Station Rota, Spain
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 3x
#AE025D 58-0092 - REACH 421
#AE0359 57-1439 - REACH 469
#AE0376 60-0318 - REACH 410

Sofia Airport, Bulgaria
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 3x
#AE05AA 63-8019 - REACH 309
#AE066E 62-3569 - REACH 336
#AE038C 62-3573 - Unknown C/S

Lajes Field, Azores
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 3x
AF8444 19-46108 REACH 312
AE63CF 22-46099 REACH 247
AE63C2 21-46086 REACH 188

Unknown Destination
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 1x
#AE63D6 22-46106 REACH 237

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 7x
#AE04A3 62-3518 - REACH 459
#AE04D0 62-3566 - Unknown C/S
#AE04E2 59-1446 - Unknown C/S
#AE068C 62-3513 - Unknown C/S
#AE085A 59-1519 - Unknown C/S
#AE0364 60-0347 - REACH 533
#AE0654 58-0071 - Unknown C/S

My coverage may be a little slow today as I'm off to catch the E-3s at Mildenhall!

Photo: @havoc_aviation

Thanks to the usual people
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RT @DefenceGeek: Bomber Mission XVII & XVIII - 3rd Dual Missions #FreeIran‌
--- Operation EPIC FURY ---

Yesterday (15th March 2026) the US bomber fleet at RAF Fairford (EGVA) launched 2 bombing missions with 2 different bomber types to Iran, one that departed around 0930Z and another that departed around 1230Z. Both missions arrived back at RAF Fairford overnight - 2 separate maps today because of the two different bomber types:

Mission XVII
B-52H "SPIT45" ?
B-52H "SPIT46" 60-0023 #AE587C "Bomber Barons"
KC-135 (x4?) ? (Likely from Ramstein, unconfirmed)
KC-135R "FIST34" 63-7976 #AE038D
KC-135R "FIST35" 63-8000 #AE0671
KC-135R "FIST36" 59-1521 #AE0598
KC-135T "FIST37" 58-0071 #AE0654

Mission XVIII
B-1B "CORIA35" 85-0072 #AE6BD6 "Polarized"
B-1B "CORIA36" ?
KC-135R "FIST25" 61-0315 #AE0237 (From RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135T "FIST26" 59-1464 #AE0659 (From RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135T "FIST27" 59-1470 #AE04C3 (From RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135R "FIST28" 63-8008 #AE048A (Spare, did not launch, from RAF Mildenhall)
KC-135R "FIST47" 62-3564 #AE07BC (From Sofia)
KC-135R "FIST48" 59-1459 #AE04C2 (From Sofia)
KC-135R "FIST49" 58-0092 #AE025D (From Sofia)

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