Israel strikes Iran

[Antheii]

Reach 015 KC-135 61-0280 to Pease-US
Reach 016 KC-135 61-0299 to Pease-US

Both arrived also at Moron this morning. No clue about the call signs though

[Antheii]

Reach 035 KC-135 63-8039 to Prestwick
Reach 036 KC-135 63-7985 to Prestwick
Reach 037 KC-135 58-0121 to Prestwick
Reach 038 KC-135 60-0349 to Prestwick

Those four have flown, or are being flown, to Souda Bay too.

[Rabbit]

U.S. Air Force Mobilizes F-22s and F-35s as Situation in Middle East Escalates

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/17/u ... ddle-east/

AV F-16s and LN F-35s have deployed to the Middle East, with FF F-22s and VT F-35s likely to be deployed as well.

[Rabbit]

From @ILRedAlert at X.com:

Senior U.S. officials told Axios that Trump is seriously considering a strike on Iran and is holding a meeting with his advisers to discuss the matter.

https://x.com/ILRedAlert/status/1935017442591301730

[Rabbit]

Few Iranian AH-1’s destroyed: https://x.com/manniefabian/status/1935274785111687459

[Rabbit]

According to @ClashReport on X, the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier group is set to deploy to Europe next week. This would place a third U.S. carrier strike group near the Israel-Iran conflict.

[Rabbit]

U.S. Air Force Mobilizes F-22s and F-35s as Situation in Middle East Escalates

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/17/u ... ddle-east/

AV F-16s and LN F-35s have deployed to the Middle East, with FF F-22s and VT F-35s likely to be deployed as well.

12 Raptors from Langley en route to Lakenheath.

https://x.com/EISNspotter/status/1935353462709002719

[hammarö]

Between Monday (June 16th) and Thursday (June 19th), at least 52 US aircraft crossed the Mediterranean en route to the Middle East. At least 25 of these stopped in Cyprus – an eightfold increase compared to the previous week.

President Donald Trump has said he will announce whether the US will attack Iran within two weeks. Several analysts and critics have pointed out that this could be a pretext to buy time to prepare for an attack that has already been decided to be carried out.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Between Monday (June 16th) and Thursday (June 19th), at least 52 US aircraft crossed the Mediterranean en route to the Middle East. At least 25 of these stopped in Cyprus – an eightfold increase compared to the previous week.

17-06-2025 12x F-35A 493FS LN to Saudi Arabia
19-5493
19-5497 WA
20-5576 WA
20-5587 WA
20-5596
20-5599
20-5614
20-5616
20-5617
22-5682
22-5684
22-5685

17-06-2025 12x F-16C 555FS AV to Saudi Arabia
87-0351
87-0359
88-0425
88-0460
88-0506
88-0532
88-0535
89-2016
89-2024
89-2068
89-2026
90-0773

20-06-2025 10x F-22A 94FS FF to Jordan (two still ad EGUL)
05-4097
08-4154
08-4168
08-4169
09-4173
09-4177
09-4181
09-4184
09-4187
09-4191

08-4164 still at EGUL
10-4194 still at EGUL

[Rabbit]

B-2’s from Whiteman AFB to Guam…


https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1936469941764431917

[Rabbit]

Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLKumFKg7mI ... E4eTlqdg==


What to think about this? Is this recent, like OSINT-accounts say?

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLKumFKg7mI ... E4eTlqdg==

What to think about this? Is this recent, like OSINT-accounts say?

Affirmative.
Some days ago all aircraft on TDY at Al Udeid AB has been evacuated to Prince Sultan AB.

[Rabbit]

Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLKumFKg7mI ... E4eTlqdg==

What to think about this? Is this recent, like OSINT-accounts say?

Affirmative.
Some days ago all aircraft on TDY at Al Udeid AB has been evacuated to Prince Sultan AB.

i thought no fighters there at that moment?

Anyway, quite a show of force.
This buildup in the Middle East makes it seem like Trump has already made his decision…

[Starfighter_F-104G]

480FS/52FW 12xF-16C SP on TDY at Prince Sultan AB from late October 2024
NOTE Planned to be replaced by 79FS 12x F-16C SW still on TDY
90-0813
90-0829 52OG
91-0338
91-0342
91-0343
91-0352 52FW
91-0403
91-0412
91-0417
92-3918
93-0080 480FS
96-0083

34FS/388FW 12x F-35A HL on TDY at Prince Sultan AB from late March 2025
17-5237
17-5258
17-5259
17-5262
17-5263
17-5266 466FS
17-5282 419OG
19-5488
20-5568
20-5611
20-5610
22-5686

VMFA-542 10x F-35B on TDY at Prince Sultan AB from early May 2025
169626 WH-14
170064 WH-01
170065 WH-02
170066 WH-03
170068 WH-05
170069 WH-06
170070 WH-07
170071 WH-08
170072 WH-09
170073 WH-10

[hammarö]

Were is also AWACS at Prince Sultan. It should be around 4, plus Saudi Arabias AWACS. This type of aircraft is more and more important.

I also saw information about 12 F-22 at the Jordanian base. It is also to mention that it is two bases very near each other in Jordan. One of the bases also hold F-15E.

I can also se KC-135 from Crete turning around in the area of the Jordan bases since several days. I should be activity as a result.