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RT @ArmchairAdml: #USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
24 January 2026 - 2225z
Additional movements into Diego Garcia this afternoon, as well most of the flights from Robert Gray Army Airfield making their way to the Middle East.
Note: All the information in these posts is obtained via public sources (FlightRadar24/ADS-B/ACARS), and discrete movements are omitted.
Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 3x
#AE146D 07-7175 - REACH 423
#AE080F 99-0169 - REACH 849
#AE123B 04-4130 - REACH 550
Three C-17's have arrived in Kuwait from Robert Gray Army Airfield, joing REACH 577 which arrived yesterday. REACH 872 is still at Spangdahlem, and REACH 851 has not yet departed for Europe.
Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, British Indian Ocean Territory
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 2x
#AE2FA6 08-8194 - REACH 857 (Kadena Air Base)
#AE1459 06-6155 - REACH 345 (Pearl Harbor)
Two flights into Al Udeid have now moved on to Diego Garcia. There were two flights from Pearl Harbor, with the other (REACH 847) still being at Ramstein. I expect this will also visit Al Udeid and Deigo Garcia.
Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 4x
#AE63C4 21-46088 - GOLD 82 (McGuire AFB)
#AE5FA7 11-46060 - GOLD 81 (McGuire AFB)
#AE63C8 21-46092 - GOLD 72 (McGuire AFB)
#AE63B5 20-46073 - GOLD 71 (McGuire AFB)
Four KC-46's from McGuire Air Force Base have positioned at Homestead Air Reserve Base ahead of CORONET East 035. Two F-16 squadrons are based at Homestead, so it is possible these will either be complementing, or replacing, the Aviano F-16's currently deployed in the Middle East.
Potential Involvement
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 1x
#AE1171 02-1099 - REACH 868 (Norfolk Naval Station)
#AE2FAD 08-8201 - REACH 826 (Robert Grey AA)
#AE4F12 10-0218 - REACH 871 (Robert Grey AA)
#AE07FF 98-0053 - REACH 855 (Robert Grey AA)
#AE2FA4 08-8192 - REACH 874 (Robert Grey AA)
REACH 868 departed Norfolk Naval Station has travelled to Rota and Sigonella, before moving to Bahrain International Airport.
Four additional C-17's have either travelled to, or filed for, Robert Grey Army Airfield under a similar mission code to the previous six.
Summary
No additional tanker movements today, apart from the CORONET movements. We are still lacking Air Force 5th-gen aircraft in CENTCOM, and I expect to see some move before any strikes take place, plus additional C-17 flights from bases housing air defence equipment.
We're now looking at least fourty seven C-17 flights since the 16 January, fifteen tankers to either Moron or Al Udeid, and an additional four tankers for another CORONET mission.
Any additions or corrections please let me know. Thanks!
Photos: @havoc_aviation
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RT @ArmchairAdml: #USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
24 January 2026 - 2225z
Additional movements into Diego Garcia this afternoon, as well most of the flights from Robert Gray Army Airfield making their way to the Middle East.
Note: All the information in these posts is obtained via public sources (FlightRadar24/ADS-B/ACARS), and discrete movements are omitted.
Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 3x
#AE146D 07-7175 - REACH 423
#AE080F 99-0169 - REACH 849
#AE123B 04-4130 - REACH 550
Three C-17's have arrived in Kuwait from Robert Gray Army Airfield, joing REACH 577 which arrived yesterday. REACH 872 is still at Spangdahlem, and REACH 851 has not yet departed for Europe.
Diego Garcia Naval Support Facility, British Indian Ocean Territory
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 2x
#AE2FA6 08-8194 - REACH 857 (Kadena Air Base)
#AE1459 06-6155 - REACH 345 (Pearl Harbor)
Two flights into Al Udeid have now moved on to Diego Garcia. There were two flights from Pearl Harbor, with the other (REACH 847) still being at Ramstein. I expect this will also visit Al Udeid and Deigo Garcia.
Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 4x
#AE63C4 21-46088 - GOLD 82 (McGuire AFB)
#AE5FA7 11-46060 - GOLD 81 (McGuire AFB)
#AE63C8 21-46092 - GOLD 72 (McGuire AFB)
#AE63B5 20-46073 - GOLD 71 (McGuire AFB)
Four KC-46's from McGuire Air Force Base have positioned at Homestead Air Reserve Base ahead of CORONET East 035. Two F-16 squadrons are based at Homestead, so it is possible these will either be complementing, or replacing, the Aviano F-16's currently deployed in the Middle East.
Potential Involvement
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 1x
#AE1171 02-1099 - REACH 868 (Norfolk Naval Station)
#AE2FAD 08-8201 - REACH 826 (Robert Grey AA)
#AE4F12 10-0218 - REACH 871 (Robert Grey AA)
#AE07FF 98-0053 - REACH 855 (Robert Grey AA)
#AE2FA4 08-8192 - REACH 874 (Robert Grey AA)
REACH 868 departed Norfolk Naval Station has travelled to Rota and Sigonella, before moving to Bahrain International Airport.
Four additional C-17's have either travelled to, or filed for, Robert Grey Army Airfield under a similar mission code to the previous six.
Summary
No additional tanker movements today, apart from the CORONET movements. We are still lacking Air Force 5th-gen aircraft in CENTCOM, and I expect to see some move before any strikes take place, plus additional C-17 flights from bases housing air defence equipment.
We're now looking at least fourty seven C-17 flights since the 16 January, fifteen tankers to either Moron or Al Udeid, and an additional four tankers for another CORONET mission.
Any additions or corrections please let me know. Thanks!
Photos: @havoc_aviation
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#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity (CORONET)
24 January 2026 - 1635z
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 4x
#AE63C4 21-46088 - GOLD 82
#AE5FA7 11-46060 - GOLD 81
#AE63C8 21-46092 - GOLD 72
#AE63B5 20-46073 - GOLD 71
Four KC-46 Pegasus tankers are positioning from McGuire Air Force Base to Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida on a CORONET East tasking. As they're positioning quite far south, the receivers may make their stop in either Lajes or Moron rather than in the UK, before continuing on to the Middle East.
This is just a quick supplementary update because of the GOLD tanker movements, a full update (including this) will be posted later tonight, hopefully with more information.
Photos: @havoc_aviation
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U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster IIIs have once again begun to steadily flow eastward out of Robert Gray Army Airfield located inside of Fort Hood, Texas, after a several-day delay due to the ice and snow, with the C-17s likely carrying additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems assigned to the U.S. Army’s 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment to bases in the Middle East.
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U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster IIIs have once again begun to steadily flow eastward out of Robert Gray Army Airfield located inside of Fort Hood, Texas, after a several-day delay due to the ice and snow, with the C-17s likely carrying additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems assigned to the U.S. Army’s 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment to bases in the Middle East.
#USAF United States Air Force - Air Defence Movements
29 January 2026 - 1130z
Nine C-17's from Robert Gray Army Airfield, otherwise known at Fort Hood, have either departed, or are waiting to depart. Fort Hood houses two THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) anti-ballistic missile batteries of the U.S. Army - B and E Battery of the 62nd Air Defence Artillery Regiment.
This brings the total number of C-17's from Robert Gray to sixteen.
Aside from that, and CORONET East 037 which moved about two hours ago, COBRA 31 arrived at RAF Mildenhall from Offutt AFB. It's unknown whether this will continue on to the Middle East. This is the WC-135 variant used for detecting nuclear explosions in the atmosphere. These have been deployed to Mildenhall multiple times in the past.
Robert Gray Army Airfield / Fort Hood
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 9x
#AE1459 06-6155 - REACH 861 (Spangdahlem)
#AE10BA 01-0191 - REACH 749 (McGuire AFB)
#AE123D 04-4132 - REACH 896 (Spangdahlem)
#AE1177 02-1105 - REACH 457 (Spangdahlem)
#AE2FAD 08-8201 - REACH 826 (Dover AFB)
#AE4F12 10-0218 - REACH 871 (Pease ANGB)
#AE07FF 98-0053 - REACH 855 (Robert Gray)
#AE2FA4 08-8192 - REACH 874 (Spangdahlem)
#AE1468 07-7170 - REACH 851 (Spangdahlem)
There have been nine movements from Robert Gray/Fort Hood in the past 12 hours. At least one has travelled directly from Texas to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, while the others clearly have heavy loads and are making stops at McGuire, Pease and Dover.
Other Movements
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 2x
#AE20CA 07-7189 - REACH 858 (Dover AFB)
#AE1469 07-7171 - REACH 300 (Roosevelt Roads)
REACH 858 has arrived at Ramstein from Dover AFB, it may possibly continue on to the Middle East. Additionally, REACH 300 from Roosevelt Roads has arrived at Lajes.
Summary
The resumption of movements of the THAAD batteries is clearly in full swing. In total, there are sixteen flights from Robert Gray Army Airfield.
- Five have travelled via Spangdahlem to Ali Al Salem Air base in Kuwait
- Six are either at, or en route, to Spangdahlem
- Four are en route to stop-over bases on the U.S. East Coast
- One has travelled to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
Any additions or corrections please let me know. Thanks!
Photos: @havoc_aviation
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