82nd airborne put on alert for deployment. One battalion in route to Kuwait .

When they play chess with life.
Take the board away...

a reply to: toysforadults

No. It's the 80s again. Iran has gotten away with just about everything they've tried for the last 20ish years. That leads to them thinking they can do whatever they want and get away with it. And we end up here again. With luck, we'll see another Praying Mantis, everyone will step back, and it's done with.

There's been a quiet civil war in Iran between the moderates and the IRGC for a number of years. Just about everything that's happened in the last 5-10 years has been the IRGC throwing its weight around.

Be safe military women and men.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: putnam6

The northeast around Maine and New York, and down the coast near Maryland and South Carolina. Aircraft heading out near Maine usually go over the UK, into Ramstein for fuel, then on.

Aircraft exiting near Maryland or south are going through either Lajes in the Azores, or Rota in Spain.

Thanks I will be watching

a reply to: putnam6

It'll be primarily C-17s, with a few C-5s, and now C-130s.

Keep an eye on the KC-10 extender 85-0030 over Turkey. He just flew a loop after flying in from the UK. Might be going to meet someone inbound to the theater.

a reply to: RickyD

He came out of the US earlier. He may be holding while they sort things out. This is blowing up fast. Iranian defenses apparently accidentally shot down a Ukraine 737 on takeoff.

There's a U-2 up over the UK.

a reply to: Zaphod58

I'd say...way busier than last night for sure! U2 appears to be heading out over the north Sea towards eastern Russia.

a reply to: RickyD

Yeah, the air bridge picked up again.

Two KC-135s meeting a heavy near Maine.

Any idea what BNDGE53 might be? Seen it about half an hour ago over Turkey but has gone now.

a reply to: RexKramerPRT

Could be a medevac flight to Germany.

a reply to: Zaphod58

That was my thinking, bandage53. Curious to see this heading out of the area when there were supposedly no casualties.

a reply to: RexKramerPRT

They still have injuries from previous incidents, and stupid accidents that need to go for more treatment than they can get in country.

Looks like a C-5 into Barksdale.

Rumor just broke that we will be seeing fighter drags in the coming days heading east.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Can you elaborate as I'm not familiar with the terminology?

a reply to: toysforadults

They moved the 82nd Airborne and associated equipment on large aircraft like C-17s and C-5s. Now there's a rumor that fighter sized aircraft, such as F-16s will be going that way. They'll be moving with tankers refueling them in flight, so they call it a drag.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Oh weird.. so they are still preparing for a large military strike

Put credit spreads on TLT and GLD ya think?