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

a reply to: ArMaP

AOC has plans for that . 😱


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originally posted by: GBP/JPY
I'm guessing the Israeli Air Force is ramping up special air help... with their modified. F 35's
In the 70's the Iranian military rushed to help Israel....what a world

Yeah, but that was when Iran was more pro-western ideals. '79 is when they reverted back to the old ways after the revolution. What a world indeed.

CV-22s 12-0062 as SAMBA84, and unknown tail number as SAMBA82, along with a flight of 4 MC-130s operating as HOOCH41, 42, 21 and 22 departed Mildenhall heading east. The MC-130s will act as tankers for the Osprey.

ETA- Two more MV-22s callsign unknown just launched to join the others. SAMBA82 and 84 are most likely joined up with HOOCH21 and 22, and these two will join on 41 and 42.

originally posted by: RickyD
750 troopers is not a small unit.
Even if some of that acts as logistical and only 500 are on security that's about 300-400 on guard daily not counting who's out on firewatch sleep.
That's a good ……. few city blocks or a fair few square miles of control. Wonder what their mission will be...

the battalion of Airborne will be tasked with mop-up of the radical/cells left behind in the confusion of the mob situation
they will also offer security for the teams that will seek out hidden bugs and hidden IEDs that the saboteur Iranian Guards left behind in the Embassy melee of Shiites from Iran hidden in the Protester crowds

Our Troops best be on top of the situation.... Iran & the Republic Guard are springing Asymmetric Warfare...


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The CV-22s are SAMBA81, 82, 83, and 84. Two more C-17s, flying as RCH597 and RCH957 are over the New York area about to exit US airspace. Four more C-17s and a KC-10 are airborne within US airspace.

ETA- C-17s RCH429 and 04-4132, callsign unknown, are heading into the Fort Bragg area. 429 is landing now, and 4132 is descending into the area. RCH707 is descending into the area from the west, and RCH664 is over the Nebraska area heading that way.

RCH663 and RCH340 just popped up near Bragg. RCH340 and 707 appear to be outbound. SPCTR61, AC-130W is over New York possibly heading that way as well.

ETA- RCH917 and 402 just popped up over the Nebraska- Kansas area heading east.

ETA2- RCH687 over Montana.

C-17 10-0217 airborne out of Bragg. That makes six so far today, in addition to the three, possibly four last night.

RCH429 and 02-1098 airborne out of Bragg now.

ETA- RCH417 airborne out of Washington, inbound on the same track.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Is this all transport traffic?

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82nd Airborn twitter.
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a reply to: Bigburgh

87-0045 is a C-5, probably inbound to Dover.

99-6143 is embassy security from State

10-5714 behind the C-32 is one of the HOOCH flight that's with the CV-22s.

a reply to: RickyD

With the exception of HOOCH and SAMBA flights, they're all C-17s that quick turned at Fort Bragg, picking up troops and equipment and heading to Iraq as soon as they were loaded. Each aircraft can carry 54 troops if they're also carrying pallets of cargo, or if they're in a straight passenger configuration, up to 134 troops.

Looks like sh!ts about to get real for the area there, grab your cigars and bourbon boys, the shows about to start

RCH927 cleared the coast and has turned back. Looks like he's aborting back to Bragg. RCH663 and 688 are airborne and enroute. They may send 927 to Charleston instead. They have C-17s there so can either quickly fix it or launch a spare aircraft.

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FLIR shot of Marine's yesterday.

MV-22 Ospreys drop SPMAGTF-CR-CC 19.2 Marines at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
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a reply to: Bigburgh

The four SAMBA birds will augment the MV-22s. They have more range because they have the refueling probes installed.

RCH626 is over the UK, RCH687 is heading for the coast over Maine. Two aircraft went into Rota, most likely for fuel, but possibly due to mechanical issues.

ETA- RCH429 just popped up about to drop over the UK.

ETA2- The C-32B is back up as VDR20.

No Benghazi this time.

RCH311 just launched from Joint Base Dix-McGuire and looks to be heading along behind the others.

ETA- RCH687 is landing at Bangor. Either for fuel, due to no tanker being airborne, or for mechanical problems. He actually appears to have come from Fort Campbell, probably with helicopters.