Military Buildup in the Middle East

@IntelCrab
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Yet another C-17 outbound from #FortBragg this afternoon. Third departure in three hours.''

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3 x C-17A #REACH flights from #Pope #FortBragg

#RCH338
#RCH595
#RCH553

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The US Bataan carrying 2,200 Marines will be skipping a scheduled training exercise in Morocco and instead be making their way closer to the Middle East, according to USNI News.

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Fresh REACH flight (C-17) headed across the pond from Joint Base Andrews. USE-FULL-LINK-u0AMhWdtvN


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Royal Air Force #RAF C-17A Globemaster #RRR6600 tracking stopped at Al Minhad Air Base (NHD) at 01:52AM EET from Brize Norton, England

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@IntelCrab
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Middle East Flights of Interest
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* RCH210 ---> USAF C-17 headed E off the coast of Sicily.

* RCH977 ---> USAF C-5 headed SE over Turkey.

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@IntelCrab
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You guessed it. Yet another REACH flight headed across the pond tonight from Fort Bragg on its way to CENTCOM.

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@IntelCrab
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YET another C-17 preparing to cross the pond on its way to CENTCOM from Fort Bragg.

Such a tight grouping of C-17s coming from across the Atlantic, I almost couldn't see the data for both on the screen.

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Two more C-17s headed across the Atlantic this evening as we conclude a very busy day of strategic transport flights.

Fort Bragg alone has seen nearly a dozen departures since this morning. USE-FULL-LINK-vrEKBXUSkW

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ANY X-TRA TRAFFIC GOING TO OR FROM NAWLINS/LOUISIANA?..PLANES OR SHIPS.

Bragg, Andrews -- seem to be the origin of the bulk of it.

NEW: The Pentagon has deployed a task force of special operations troops that includes Army Rangers to the Middle East, a Defense official said, adding to the buildup in the region following the U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani USE-FULL-LINK-NqDn7Mxg81 @wesleysmorgan

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Recent Update:
USAF C-17A Globemaster III
RCH244
RCH649
RCH685
RCH342
RCH556
RCH210
RCH595 USE-FULL-LINK-jgmU1ZWXyn

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RCH169
84-0060
USAF C5
Fl250
Routing NE.

Airborne out of Fort Bragg

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These two also crossed the pond sometime this morning; also likely from Fort Bragg. USE-FULL-LINK-jO1j2ylZB8

1 hour ago

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New day. New C-17 headed East from #FortBragg. USE-FULL-LINK-6nY3X0ctgp

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Updated:
39X #USAF REACH #RCH, C-17A & C5-M HDG to ME in the past days:

105 157 210 227 270 311 327 338 340 342 417 429 472 553 556 566 595 616 622 626 649 657 663 664 668 685 687 688 707 729 892 893 894 917 927 976 977 979

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That's 39 over like 5 days.

19 in the last three.

Three more US Transportation Commad planes into the ME in the last 20 mins.

1 hour ago

Very busy day for cross-Atlantic transport activity.

At least five airframes airborne over Europe alone at this hour; all likely headed to the Middle East. USE-FULL-LINK-YLlK29wbGs


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@Intel_Sky
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Recent Update:
5X USAF C-17A Globemaster III
3X USAF C-130J-30 Hercules

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#FLASH: The U.S. is deploying 6 B-52(s) to Diego Garcia for #Iran contingency operations - CNN

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PENTAGON ORDERS AMPHIBIOUS FORCE TO PREPARE TO SUPPORT MIDEAST OPERATIONS AS IRAN HOLDS MASSIVE FUNERAL FOR SLAIN COMMANDER - WASHINGTON POST

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MYTEE flt.
BUFFS "B52s" airborne..

Unconfirmed reports on how many.
6 possibly 7 is the number going around on social media sites...

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2 hrs ago

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@Intel_Sky
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Recent Update:
USAF C-17A Globemaster III
RCH5143
RCH984
RCH698
RCH500
RCH595
RCH204
RCH210
USAF C-5M Super Galaxy
RCH543
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@IntelCrab
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Heavy W-E transport flow continues this evening. Four C-17s are preparing to cross the Atlantic above North America, while a C-17 and a C-5 are trekking across Europe.

All are likely headed to CENTCOM; specifically Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, or Qatar.

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7 hrs ago

Updated:
46X #USAF REACH #RCH, C-17A & C5-M HDG to ME in the past days:

105 157 169 210 227 269 270 309 311 327 338 340 342 417 429 442 471 472 553 556 566 595 609 616 622 626 649 657 663 664 668 685 687 688 707 729 827 892 893 894 917 927 976 977 979

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That's 46 over a week or so now.