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Two KC-135 Stratotankers over Israel heading east (Original Post) unc70 Thursday OP
They just disappeared from tracking sites unc70 Thursday #1
I was looking for them on ADSB Exchange. mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #4
Our troops in the area are all set if the U S gets involved. pwb Thursday #2
THis does not bode well. ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #3
Satellite images appear to show gab13by13 Thursday #5
We've been conducting air operations against ISIS over Syria and Iraq for years Abnredleg Thursday #6
PYTHN11, K35R is over western Iraq now Wednesdays Thursday #7

unc70

(6,425 posts)
1. They just disappeared from tracking sites
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:30 AM
Thursday

I believe they crossed into Jordan with radio silence. They ere coming from Crete.

mahatmakanejeeves

(65,234 posts)
4. I was looking for them on ADSB Exchange.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:33 AM
Thursday

They were off the charts. Did you get hexcodes?

And good morning.

pwb

(12,286 posts)
2. Our troops in the area are all set if the U S gets involved.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:32 AM
Thursday

Hegseth has issued our troops in the area sand bags to protect from missiles.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,766 posts)
3. THis does not bode well.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:33 AM
Thursday

They can be refueling Israeli jets, which in a sense INVOLVES the US in a war NOT of our making.

This is in violation of Congress's power to declare war. But then, we all know TACO Don circumvents Congress at every turn, and they LET him. The Republicans in Congress are COMPLICIT in this. Make them own it!

gab13by13

(28,548 posts)
5. Satellite images appear to show
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 09:39 AM
Thursday

we may have evacuated our largest Air Force base in Qatar.

Abnredleg

(1,100 posts)
6. We've been conducting air operations against ISIS over Syria and Iraq for years
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 10:37 AM
Thursday

as have the British. It may indicate an expansion of the air war or it may be routine operations.

Wednesdays

(20,563 posts)
7. PYTHN11, K35R is over western Iraq now
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:02 AM
Thursday

At first it appeared to be heading straight toward Tehran, but now it appears to be just circling over western Iraq.

On edit: now it's disappeared from the map. My money is on it having landed in Iraq, which explains the circling.

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