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29 January 2026 - 0115z
There is now activity around Robert Gray Army Airfield/Fort Hood, with one of the diverted C-17's arriving on the 28th. I'm starting to record C-5 flights as well, with two from 28 January being added.
There hasn't been any movement of the GOLD tankers from Pease ANGB yet. I expect these may move today (29th).
Note: All the information in these posts is obtained via public sources (FlightRadar24/ADS-B/ACARS), and discrete movements are omitted.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 1x
#AE2FA3 08-8191 - REACH 635 (Moody AFB)
REACH 635 from Moody AFB has now arrived in Jordan. Reminder that Moody is, among other units, home to the 71st Rescue Squadron flying the HC-130J Combat King II. This suggests that KING 40/41 flight will eventually end up in Jordan.
Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy 2x
#AE0572 86-0021 - REACH 4010 (MacDill AFB)
#AE0562 85-0005 - REACH 4005 (MacDill AFB)
I'm going to start recording C-5 flights, there aren't as many - mainly due to the size of the fleet. Two flights, REACH 4005 and REACH 4010 departed MacDill AFB, with REACH 4005 having arrived at Al Udeid alraedy.
Unknown Final Location
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 2x
#AE1461 06-6163 - REACH 127 (Rota NAS)
#AE1464 06-6166 - REACH 867 (Offutt AFB)
Two C-17 flights with unknown final locations currently. There is a flight from Offutt AFB currently on the ground at Ramstein, likely carrying further equipment for the RC-135 which flew to Al Udeid on Wednesday.
Other Aircraft
Bombardier E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN)
#AE54B4 12-9506 - BLACKWOLF 01 (Robins AFB)
BLACKWOLF 01 appears to be making its way to the Middle East, having arrived in Souda Bay on Tuesday.
Summary
My eyes are still on tanker movements. To recap, there are eight KC-46 tankers positioned on the U.S. East Coast.
For CORONET East 035:
- GOLD 81/82
- GOLD 71/72
For CORONET East 037:
- GOLD 31/32
- GOLD 41/42
037E moved six E/A-18G Growler's from Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station to Oceana Naval Air Station, with the tankers continuing on to Pease ANGB, rather than returning home to McConnell. This suggests they will be making the journey across the Atlantic at some stage.
Any additions or corrections please let me know. Thanks!
Photos: @havoc_aviation, @JetPhotos
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#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity (CORONET)
27 January 2026 - 2000z
Second update for the day. The main focus being CORONET East 037 involving E/A-18G's, as well as HC-130's and additional C-17 flights.
Note: All the information in these posts is obtained via public sources (FlightRadar24/ADS-B/ACARS), and discrete movements are omitted. The noted date is the arrival date of the last stop. For previous flights that aren't shown, please browse back through this thread.
CORONET East 037
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 4x
#AE5FAE 15-46067 - GOLD 41 (Homestead ARB)
#AE5E08 17-46027 - GOLD 31 (Homestead ARB)
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - GOLD 42 (Cecil Airport)
#AE5F97 18-46044 - GOLD 32 (Cecil Airport)
The two KC-46's that moved to Homestead Air Reserve Base yesterday as GOLD 31 and GOLD 41 today flew towards Puerto Rico to collect six E/A-18G Growlers as TABOR 51-53/61-63 flight from Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station, and took them to Oceana Naval Air Station. GOLD 31/41, along with GOLD 32 and GOLD 42, all moved to Pease Air National Guard Base. It looks that these E/A-18's are bound for the Middle East and will most likely move in the next 24-48 hours.
Aside from this, CORONET East 035 is still positioned at Homestead as GOLD 71/72 and GOLD 81/82. There has been no movement on these tankers yet.
Rota Naval Air Station, Spain
Lockheed Martin HC-130 Combat King II 2x
#AE6475 17-5902 - KING 41 (Patrick[...]
RT @ArmchairAdml: #USAF United States Air Force
29 January 2026 - 0115z
There is now activity around Robert Gray Army Airfield/Fort Hood, with one of the diverted C-17's arriving on the 28th. I'm starting to record C-5 flights as well, with two from 28 January being added.
There hasn't been any movement of the GOLD tankers from Pease ANGB yet. I expect these may move today (29th).
Note: All the information in these posts is obtained via public sources (FlightRadar24/ADS-B/ACARS), and discrete movements are omitted.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 1x
#AE2FA3 08-8191 - REACH 635 (Moody AFB)
REACH 635 from Moody AFB has now arrived in Jordan. Reminder that Moody is, among other units, home to the 71st Rescue Squadron flying the HC-130J Combat King II. This suggests that KING 40/41 flight will eventually end up in Jordan.
Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy 2x
#AE0572 86-0021 - REACH 4010 (MacDill AFB)
#AE0562 85-0005 - REACH 4005 (MacDill AFB)
I'm going to start recording C-5 flights, there aren't as many - mainly due to the size of the fleet. Two flights, REACH 4005 and REACH 4010 departed MacDill AFB, with REACH 4005 having arrived at Al Udeid alraedy.
Unknown Final Location
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 2x
#AE1461 06-6163 - REACH 127 (Rota NAS)
#AE1464 06-6166 - REACH 867 (Offutt AFB)
Two C-17 flights with unknown final locations currently. There is a flight from Offutt AFB currently on the ground at Ramstein, likely carrying further equipment for the RC-135 which flew to Al Udeid on Wednesday.
Other Aircraft
Bombardier E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN)
#AE54B4 12-9506 - BLACKWOLF 01 (Robins AFB)
BLACKWOLF 01 appears to be making its way to the Middle East, having arrived in Souda Bay on Tuesday.
Summary
My eyes are still on tanker movements. To recap, there are eight KC-46 tankers positioned on the U.S. East Coast.
For CORONET East 035:
- GOLD 81/82
- GOLD 71/72
For CORONET East 037:
- GOLD 31/32
- GOLD 41/42
037E moved six E/A-18G Growler's from Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station to Oceana Naval Air Station, with the tankers continuing on to Pease ANGB, rather than returning home to McConnell. This suggests they will be making the journey across the Atlantic at some stage.
Any additions or corrections please let me know. Thanks!
Photos: @havoc_aviation, @JetPhotos
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#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity (CORONET)
27 January 2026 - 2000z
Second update for the day. The main focus being CORONET East 037 involving E/A-18G's, as well as HC-130's and additional C-17 flights.
Note: All the information in these posts is obtained via public sources (FlightRadar24/ADS-B/ACARS), and discrete movements are omitted. The noted date is the arrival date of the last stop. For previous flights that aren't shown, please browse back through this thread.
CORONET East 037
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 4x
#AE5FAE 15-46067 - GOLD 41 (Homestead ARB)
#AE5E08 17-46027 - GOLD 31 (Homestead ARB)
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - GOLD 42 (Cecil Airport)
#AE5F97 18-46044 - GOLD 32 (Cecil Airport)
The two KC-46's that moved to Homestead Air Reserve Base yesterday as GOLD 31 and GOLD 41 today flew towards Puerto Rico to collect six E/A-18G Growlers as TABOR 51-53/61-63 flight from Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station, and took them to Oceana Naval Air Station. GOLD 31/41, along with GOLD 32 and GOLD 42, all moved to Pease Air National Guard Base. It looks that these E/A-18's are bound for the Middle East and will most likely move in the next 24-48 hours.
Aside from this, CORONET East 035 is still positioned at Homestead as GOLD 71/72 and GOLD 81/82. There has been no movement on these tankers yet.
Rota Naval Air Station, Spain
Lockheed Martin HC-130 Combat King II 2x
#AE6475 17-5902 - KING 41 (Patrick[...]
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There have now been at least 140 US Air Force flights to the Middle East & Diego Garcia since January 14th, according to @ArmchairAdml
"With 79 total flights from bases housing Patriot and THAAD systems, we are possibly nearing completion of the air defence movements"
#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
10 February - 1130z
There has now been at least 140 flights of U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-5 aircraft from bases in the United States and Japan to the CENTCOM AOR since 14 January.
These flights have been primarily from U.S. Army Airfields, followed by U.S. Air Force bases related to deployed fighters. The breakdown of the flights is as follows:
Arrived/En Route/Filed via ACARS: 140
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base: 83
Prince Sultan Air Base: 19
Ali Al Salem Air Base: 13
Al Udeid Air Base: 13
Diego Garcia NSF: 9
Isa Air Base: 3
There are currently only three flights in-progress, two from Biggs AAF, and the other from Robert Gray AAF.
There have been two CORONET movements today. The first was an attempted move of the 12x "MO" F-15E Strike Eagles of Mountain Home Air Force Base from Souda Bay to Moron. The second being the 6x "VT" F-35As at Naval Station Rota relocating to Moron.
NOTE: All information is obtained via public sources (ADS-B/ACARS), and this list is by no means exhaustive.
Coronet East 005 - "MO" F-15E Strike Eagles
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 4x
#AE04B8 58-0018 - BLUE 72
#AE0375 58-0042 - BLUE 71
#AE07C2 63-8020 - BLUE 62
#AE04E8 60-0356 - BLUE 61
Two of the four BLUE tankers that arrived at Moron over the past few days positioned further to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Along with two based tankers at Al Udeid, BLUE 61/62 and BLUE 71/72 flights departed Al Udeid for Souda Bay, where 12x F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home AFB had moved on the 9th February.
The rumour had been that they would fly to RAF Lakenheath without tanker support, making another stop at Aviano. These tankers were due to take them to Moron, but weather at Moron meant they cancelled. The tankers returned to Moron, and the fighters remained at Souda Bay.
Coronet East 035 - "VT" F-35A Vermont ANG
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 2x
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - GOLD 42
#AE5E08 17-46027 - GOLD 32
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 6x
18-5360 - TABOR 31
18-5339 - TABOR 32
18-5340 - TABOR 33
18-5341 - TABOR 34
18-5349 - TABOR 35
18-5343 - TABOR 36
Six F-35As of the Vermont Air National Guard, based at Burlington ANGB, had diverted to Naval Station Rota last week. They have now moved to Moron Air Base. The other six of this deployment, originally at Roosevelt Roads, are at RAF Lakenheath.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 8x
#AE123D 04-4132 - REACH 999 (Biggs AAF)
#AE1471 07-7179 - REACH 179 (Biggs AAF)
#AE145E 06-6160 - REACH 217 (Biggs AAF)
#AE10BC 01-0193 - REACH 199 (Biggs AAF)
#AE2FA2 08-8190 - REACH 818 (Anniston Army Depot)
#AE2FAD 08-8201 - REACH 838 (Anniston Army Depot)
#AE0802 98-0056 - REACH 828 (Gabreski ANGB)
#AE10BA 01-0191 - REACH 216 (Biggs AAF)
Five more flights from Biggs AAF for Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, making it a total of 21. There have now been four flights from Anniston Army Depot, and two from Francis S. Gabreski ANGB.
Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 6x
#AE1239 04-4129 - REACH 261 (Biggs AAF)
#AE145B 06-6157 - REACH 813 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE1450 05-5146 - REACH 817 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE2FA9 08-8197 - REACH 814 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE1242 04-4137 - REACH 836 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE146E 07-7176 - REACH 657 (Robert Gray AAF)
All but one of the six flights since my last update to Ali Al Salem Air Base have been from Robert Gray Army Airfield, with just one more from Biggs
Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
Lockheed C-5 Super Galaxy 4x
#AE0589 87-0044 - REACH 1829 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE0577 86-0026 - REACH 1812 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE0571 86-0020 - REACH 1878 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE055E 85-0001 - REACH 1801 (Rober[...]
There have now been at least 140 US Air Force flights to the Middle East & Diego Garcia since January 14th, according to @ArmchairAdml
"With 79 total flights from bases housing Patriot and THAAD systems, we are possibly nearing completion of the air defence movements"
#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
10 February - 1130z
There has now been at least 140 flights of U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-5 aircraft from bases in the United States and Japan to the CENTCOM AOR since 14 January.
These flights have been primarily from U.S. Army Airfields, followed by U.S. Air Force bases related to deployed fighters. The breakdown of the flights is as follows:
Arrived/En Route/Filed via ACARS: 140
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base: 83
Prince Sultan Air Base: 19
Ali Al Salem Air Base: 13
Al Udeid Air Base: 13
Diego Garcia NSF: 9
Isa Air Base: 3
There are currently only three flights in-progress, two from Biggs AAF, and the other from Robert Gray AAF.
There have been two CORONET movements today. The first was an attempted move of the 12x "MO" F-15E Strike Eagles of Mountain Home Air Force Base from Souda Bay to Moron. The second being the 6x "VT" F-35As at Naval Station Rota relocating to Moron.
NOTE: All information is obtained via public sources (ADS-B/ACARS), and this list is by no means exhaustive.
Coronet East 005 - "MO" F-15E Strike Eagles
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 4x
#AE04B8 58-0018 - BLUE 72
#AE0375 58-0042 - BLUE 71
#AE07C2 63-8020 - BLUE 62
#AE04E8 60-0356 - BLUE 61
Two of the four BLUE tankers that arrived at Moron over the past few days positioned further to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Along with two based tankers at Al Udeid, BLUE 61/62 and BLUE 71/72 flights departed Al Udeid for Souda Bay, where 12x F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home AFB had moved on the 9th February.
The rumour had been that they would fly to RAF Lakenheath without tanker support, making another stop at Aviano. These tankers were due to take them to Moron, but weather at Moron meant they cancelled. The tankers returned to Moron, and the fighters remained at Souda Bay.
Coronet East 035 - "VT" F-35A Vermont ANG
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 2x
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - GOLD 42
#AE5E08 17-46027 - GOLD 32
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 6x
18-5360 - TABOR 31
18-5339 - TABOR 32
18-5340 - TABOR 33
18-5341 - TABOR 34
18-5349 - TABOR 35
18-5343 - TABOR 36
Six F-35As of the Vermont Air National Guard, based at Burlington ANGB, had diverted to Naval Station Rota last week. They have now moved to Moron Air Base. The other six of this deployment, originally at Roosevelt Roads, are at RAF Lakenheath.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 8x
#AE123D 04-4132 - REACH 999 (Biggs AAF)
#AE1471 07-7179 - REACH 179 (Biggs AAF)
#AE145E 06-6160 - REACH 217 (Biggs AAF)
#AE10BC 01-0193 - REACH 199 (Biggs AAF)
#AE2FA2 08-8190 - REACH 818 (Anniston Army Depot)
#AE2FAD 08-8201 - REACH 838 (Anniston Army Depot)
#AE0802 98-0056 - REACH 828 (Gabreski ANGB)
#AE10BA 01-0191 - REACH 216 (Biggs AAF)
Five more flights from Biggs AAF for Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, making it a total of 21. There have now been four flights from Anniston Army Depot, and two from Francis S. Gabreski ANGB.
Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 6x
#AE1239 04-4129 - REACH 261 (Biggs AAF)
#AE145B 06-6157 - REACH 813 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE1450 05-5146 - REACH 817 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE2FA9 08-8197 - REACH 814 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE1242 04-4137 - REACH 836 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE146E 07-7176 - REACH 657 (Robert Gray AAF)
All but one of the six flights since my last update to Ali Al Salem Air Base have been from Robert Gray Army Airfield, with just one more from Biggs
Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
Lockheed C-5 Super Galaxy 4x
#AE0589 87-0044 - REACH 1829 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE0577 86-0026 - REACH 1812 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE0571 86-0020 - REACH 1878 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE055E 85-0001 - REACH 1801 (Rober[...]
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RT @ArmchairAdml: #USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
13 February - 2300z
The number of U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-5 flights from the U.S. have increased to at least 152, with another three arrivals in Jordan, and one each in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the two E/A-18G Growlers and six "VT" F-35As have finally departed Spain for Jordan.
With reports from Reuters[1] that the U.S. are preparing for "sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran", the 152 number is likely to begin growing significantly and shift from Army Airfields to Air Force Bases, as well as flights supporting U.S. Navy deployments.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 3x
#AE2FA9 08-8197 - REACH 798 (Roosevelt Roads NAS)
#AE145B 06-6157 - REACH 789 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE2FAD 08-8201 - REACH 837 (Anniston Army Depot)
Three more arrivals into Jordan, flights from Roosevelt Roads and Anniston Army Depot are ongoing along with the usual flights from Robert Gray Army Airfield. The flights from Roosevelt Roads will likely begin slowing once the support equipment for the "VT" F-35s and E/A-18s has been moved.
Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 1x
#AE146E 07-7176 - REACH 702 (Robert Gray AAF)
Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
Lockheed C-5 Super Galaxy 1x
#AE057D 87-0032 - REACH 1819 (Robert Gray AAF)
Other Airlift Movements
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 5x
#AE117D 02-1111 - REACH 337 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE49C6 09-9210 - REACH 869 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE145C 06-6158 - REACH 526 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE2FA5 08-8193 - REACH 873 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE145E 06-6160 - REACH 200 (Biggs AAF)
Lockheed C-5 Super Galaxy 1x
#AE0574 86-0023 - REACH 2025 (Biggs AAF)
#AE055F 85-0002 - REACH 1888 (Pope AAF)
More in-progress flights from Army Airfields, interesting now we have a C-5 from Pope Army Airfield that has filed for Ramstein in Germany on a similar mission code to other C-5s involved in the airlift.
Coronet East 037
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 2x
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - GOLD 42
#AE5E08 17-46027 - GOLD 32
Boeing E/A-18G Growler 2x
#AE20E8 166929 - TABOR 62
#AE20EB 166932 - TABOR 63
Two GOLD tankers departed Moron Air Base today, with at least one of them supporting a flight of two remaining E/A-18s headed for Jordan. It's possible that GOLD 42 actually supported Coronet East 035 given the number of receivers.
Coronet East 035
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 1x
#AE63C4 21-46088 - GOLD 72
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 6x
18-5360 - TABOR 31
18-5339 - TABOR 32
18-5340 - TABOR 33
18-5341 - TABOR 34
18-5349 - TABOR 35
18-5343 - TABOR 36
A third tanker departed Moron today as GOLD 72 along with the first flight of six F-35As from Burlington Air National Guard Base, part of the Vermont Air National Guard.
Please let me know any corrections or additions!
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RT @ArmchairAdml: #USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
13 February - 2300z
The number of U.S. Air Force C-17 and C-5 flights from the U.S. have increased to at least 152, with another three arrivals in Jordan, and one each in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Additionally, the two E/A-18G Growlers and six "VT" F-35As have finally departed Spain for Jordan.
With reports from Reuters[1] that the U.S. are preparing for "sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran", the 152 number is likely to begin growing significantly and shift from Army Airfields to Air Force Bases, as well as flights supporting U.S. Navy deployments.
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 3x
#AE2FA9 08-8197 - REACH 798 (Roosevelt Roads NAS)
#AE145B 06-6157 - REACH 789 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE2FAD 08-8201 - REACH 837 (Anniston Army Depot)
Three more arrivals into Jordan, flights from Roosevelt Roads and Anniston Army Depot are ongoing along with the usual flights from Robert Gray Army Airfield. The flights from Roosevelt Roads will likely begin slowing once the support equipment for the "VT" F-35s and E/A-18s has been moved.
Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 1x
#AE146E 07-7176 - REACH 702 (Robert Gray AAF)
Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
Lockheed C-5 Super Galaxy 1x
#AE057D 87-0032 - REACH 1819 (Robert Gray AAF)
Other Airlift Movements
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 5x
#AE117D 02-1111 - REACH 337 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE49C6 09-9210 - REACH 869 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE145C 06-6158 - REACH 526 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE2FA5 08-8193 - REACH 873 (Robert Gray AAF)
#AE145E 06-6160 - REACH 200 (Biggs AAF)
Lockheed C-5 Super Galaxy 1x
#AE0574 86-0023 - REACH 2025 (Biggs AAF)
#AE055F 85-0002 - REACH 1888 (Pope AAF)
More in-progress flights from Army Airfields, interesting now we have a C-5 from Pope Army Airfield that has filed for Ramstein in Germany on a similar mission code to other C-5s involved in the airlift.
Coronet East 037
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 2x
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - GOLD 42
#AE5E08 17-46027 - GOLD 32
Boeing E/A-18G Growler 2x
#AE20E8 166929 - TABOR 62
#AE20EB 166932 - TABOR 63
Two GOLD tankers departed Moron Air Base today, with at least one of them supporting a flight of two remaining E/A-18s headed for Jordan. It's possible that GOLD 42 actually supported Coronet East 035 given the number of receivers.
Coronet East 035
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 1x
#AE63C4 21-46088 - GOLD 72
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 6x
18-5360 - TABOR 31
18-5339 - TABOR 32
18-5340 - TABOR 33
18-5341 - TABOR 34
18-5349 - TABOR 35
18-5343 - TABOR 36
A third tanker departed Moron today as GOLD 72 along with the first flight of six F-35As from Burlington Air National Guard Base, part of the Vermont Air National Guard.
Please let me know any corrections or additions!
Photos: @havoc_aviation
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#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity (CORONET East 037)
13 February - 1120z
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 2x
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - GOLD 42
#AE5E08 17-46027 - GOLD 32
Two KC-46's are filed on a round-trip from Moron Air Base in Spain in support of the final two of six E/A-18G Growlers headed to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
GOLD 32 has already departed with, presumably, TABOR 62. GOLD 42 has an ETD of 1141z.
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RT @ArmchairAdml: #USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
17 February - Day Summary
It's been a busy day. A total of 48x F-16s from Aviano, Spangdahlem and McEntire have deployed to the Middle East, the first 6 of 12 F-22s from Langley AFB have arrived at RAF Lakenheath tonight, 6 E-3 Sentrys are deploying, with two at Mildenhall and four en route to Ramstein, and tankers have begun deploying to Lajes.
On top of this, C-17 and C-5 flights now stand at least 176, plus 24 that are in-progress.
The number of aircraft involved *just today* is staggering and is more than some airforces have in total.
ISR Deployments
Boeing E-3 Sentry 4x
#AE11DC 76-1605 - SHUCK 84
#AE11E7 79-0001 - SHUCK 85
+ SHUCK 86-87
Bombardier E-11A BACN 1x
#AE77A3 22-9046 - BLACKWOLF 02
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 5x
#AE63B6 20-46074 - ADLAY 51
#AE63C4 21-46088 - FIAT 41
#AE5FA8 21-46061 - ETHYL 31
#AE63C7 21-46091 - DECOR 21
#AE5FAA 19-46063 - BOLA 21
Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 6x
#AE5E0B 17-46030 - REACH 422
#AE5E12 17-46037 - REACH 408
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - REACH 317
#AE5E07 17-46026 - REACH 304
#AE5E08 17-46027 - REACH 292
#AE63BE 20-46082 - REACH 280
Six KC-46 Pegasus tankers have deployed, mainly from McConnell AFB, to Lajes Field in the Azores. This is a suitable spot for tankers to base themselves for refuelling bombers making round-trip flights from CONUS to Iran. Another likely location for tankers will be Chania Airport in Crete.
Chania Airport, Souda Bay, Crete
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 5x
#AE0394 64-14832 - REACH 465
#AE04E5 59-1478 - REACH 128
#AE0157 58-0083 - REACH 532
#AE0651 58-0057 - REACH 288
#AE0471 57-1451 - REACH 129
Five KC-135s have deployed out to Chania Airport - like Lajes this would be a likely location to stage tankers to support a flight of bombers.
Other Tanker Deployments
#AE0242 58-0065 - REACH 246 (Sofia)
#AE0360 58-0094 - REACH 411 (Sofia)
#AE04C2 59-1459 - Unknown C/S (Sofia)
#AE0598 59-1521 - Unknown C/S (Rota)
#AE023C 63-8888 - Unknown C/S (Rota)
Five KC-46s are supporting the deployment of a further four E-3s and an RC-135. An E-11 is also deploying from Warner Robins AFB to Ramstein.
Summary
There is just too much now for me to cover now in these posts, so please take a look at the tables below. Anything new is green.
There may be slower updates tomorrow and thursday as I'm heading over to Lakenheath for the next set of F-22s.
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RT @ArmchairAdml: #USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity
17 February - Day Summary
It's been a busy day. A total of 48x F-16s from Aviano, Spangdahlem and McEntire have deployed to the Middle East, the first 6 of 12 F-22s from Langley AFB have arrived at RAF Lakenheath tonight, 6 E-3 Sentrys are deploying, with two at Mildenhall and four en route to Ramstein, and tankers have begun deploying to Lajes.
On top of this, C-17 and C-5 flights now stand at least 176, plus 24 that are in-progress.
The number of aircraft involved *just today* is staggering and is more than some airforces have in total.
ISR Deployments
Boeing E-3 Sentry 4x
#AE11DC 76-1605 - SHUCK 84
#AE11E7 79-0001 - SHUCK 85
+ SHUCK 86-87
Bombardier E-11A BACN 1x
#AE77A3 22-9046 - BLACKWOLF 02
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 5x
#AE63B6 20-46074 - ADLAY 51
#AE63C4 21-46088 - FIAT 41
#AE5FA8 21-46061 - ETHYL 31
#AE63C7 21-46091 - DECOR 21
#AE5FAA 19-46063 - BOLA 21
Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 6x
#AE5E0B 17-46030 - REACH 422
#AE5E12 17-46037 - REACH 408
#AE5FA6 11-46059 - REACH 317
#AE5E07 17-46026 - REACH 304
#AE5E08 17-46027 - REACH 292
#AE63BE 20-46082 - REACH 280
Six KC-46 Pegasus tankers have deployed, mainly from McConnell AFB, to Lajes Field in the Azores. This is a suitable spot for tankers to base themselves for refuelling bombers making round-trip flights from CONUS to Iran. Another likely location for tankers will be Chania Airport in Crete.
Chania Airport, Souda Bay, Crete
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 5x
#AE0394 64-14832 - REACH 465
#AE04E5 59-1478 - REACH 128
#AE0157 58-0083 - REACH 532
#AE0651 58-0057 - REACH 288
#AE0471 57-1451 - REACH 129
Five KC-135s have deployed out to Chania Airport - like Lajes this would be a likely location to stage tankers to support a flight of bombers.
Other Tanker Deployments
#AE0242 58-0065 - REACH 246 (Sofia)
#AE0360 58-0094 - REACH 411 (Sofia)
#AE04C2 59-1459 - Unknown C/S (Sofia)
#AE0598 59-1521 - Unknown C/S (Rota)
#AE023C 63-8888 - Unknown C/S (Rota)
Five KC-46s are supporting the deployment of a further four E-3s and an RC-135. An E-11 is also deploying from Warner Robins AFB to Ramstein.
Summary
There is just too much now for me to cover now in these posts, so please take a look at the tables below. Anything new is green.
There may be slower updates tomorrow and thursday as I'm heading over to Lakenheath for the next set of F-22s.
@MATA_osint @DefenceGeek @sipjack1776 @TheIntelFrog @Andyyyyrrrr @vcdgf555 @sentdefender @Osinttechnical @FaytuksNetwork @Faytuks
#USAF United States Air Force - Middle East Activity (Coronet)
17 February - 1715z
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 2x
#AE63D0 22-46100 - ROMA 03
#AE63CB 21-46095 - ROMA 02
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 1x
#AE023B 57-1440 - ROMA 04
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 6x
#TREND 51-56 Flight 6x #F22
ROMA 02-04 are towing TREND 51 flight of six F-22A Raptors from Langley Air Force Base, headed to RAF Lakenheath this evening.
The second flight of F-22s did not depart, unknown reason. Possibly tanker troubles
Photos: @havoc_aviation (June 2025)
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