Isreal launches strikes on Iran

[Bush Master]

This is not a drill.

[Zaphod58]

If it was say a flight of B-21s or even B-2s we wouldn't land them at anyone else's base. Maybe one of ours in the pacific somewhere but if you want to be able to deploy them at a moments notice you have to put in the gas bridge. Or if we wanted to say deploy forces to protect/evacuate our people/installations over there.

Those are the 2 things I see as most likely. Either we are gonna hit Furdow or we are prepping to be defensive. If its the latter you will see the heavy lifters on ADS-B probably. If its the former...you see nothing and they say nothing.

It's not B-21s.  Any bomber we send is going to go CONUS-CONUS and will only stop somewhere if there's a maintenance issue during the flight, or they lose a tanker to maintenance issues.

[Bush Master]

Again, that the drone strike on RUAF bombers was a strategic prelude.

[Bush Master]

Roads out of Tehran clogged as panic takes over...

[TheGoondockSaint]

Do I stay up all night to see what happens?

[Zaphod58]

Do I stay up all night to see what happens?

No. It won't happen before tomorrow night. The tankers will stage and most likely go into crew rest, which is at least 12 hours.  They have to be in position and ready before anything will happen.

[Zaphod58]

The KC-46s that are in the train are replacing 6 KC-46s that are on their way back to CONUS from the ME. Six of them went into Germany tonight, and six are in the group heading east. The 20 KC-135s will probably stage from the east coast of the US, through multiple countries along the Med towards the ME.

Selfridge and Fairchild (6) are going to Moron Air Base. March (2) are going to Portsmouth. MacDill (4) are going to Chania in Greece. Tinker (4) are going to Prestwick in Scotland.

[angelchemuel]

Waking up and catching up to news in UK: Israel says missiles have been launched from Yemen towards southern Israel. If true, this is going to escalate quickly, no? 
No wonder Rishi Sunak apparently said he didn't want to be remembered as a war-time PM hence calling our snap GE. It's clear Israel has been planning this for a long time.
Rainbows
Jane

[angelchemuel]

Now there's a Persian Gulf problem.... shippings navigation systems have been jammed, allegedly by Iran
This is escalating.
Rainbows
Jane

[FreakieFlyer]

Now there's a Persian Gulf problem.... shippings navigation systems have been jammed, allegedly by Iran
This is escalating.
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Jane

While I agree things are definitely ramping up, radar and navigation jamming is pretty commonplace in that region in general.  I’m not sure that fact is as significant as you think it is.