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#USAF United States Air Force - Iran War 2026
Operation Lions Roar / Epic Fury - D+23
23 March - 2100z
As of the 23rd of March, there have been 716 total Air Mobility Command flights to the Middle East and related destinations such as Chania Airport and RAF Fairford. There are a further 16 flights currently in progress.
A few of these flights that are concealing their origin and/or destinations, and some are flying entirely off the grid (No ACARS/ADS-B) - these ones I have omitted from the list.
King Abdullah II Air Base, Jordan
Since the 17th of March, there have been 16 C-17s from U.S. Army Airfields into King Abdullah Air Base. Of these 16, 10 are from Hunter Army Airfield, 2 from Gray AAF, and 1 each from Pope and Campbell AAFs. There are two with unknown origins.
Hunter Army Airfield, part of Fort Stewart in Savannah, Georgia, is home to various U.S. Army Special Forces units. The 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, and elements of the 3rd Infrantry Division.
Also part of Hunter AAF is the U.S. Air FOrce 15th Air Support Operations Squadron and 117th Air Control Squadron. The USMC Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45 are also based at Hunter.
Gray Army Airfield, different from Robert Gray AAF, part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State, is the home of the 3 helicopter Battalions of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, and the 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command.
Pope Army Airfield is the base of the 82nd Airborne Division, as well as other supporting units. Campbell AAF is home to the 101st Airborne Division, and units of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
There appears to be a significant build-up of what may be U.S. Army airborne units to Jordan. With the number of discrete flights I'm picking up there may well be far more than 16.
Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
Since the 17th March there have been 6 C-17s from Powdiz Air Base in Poland.
Nevatim Air Base, Israel
Nevatim Air Base continues to see a build-up of assets, with now 47 flights since the 19th February. In the past week there have been 20 flights, 10 being direct from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, and 5 from Shaw Air Force Base.
The flights from Spangdahlem may possibly be hiding their origin location. The flights from Shaw AFB are likely for F-16s which have been passing through Europe in the past few days.
Ovda Air Base, Israel
There have been 36 flights to Ovda in the past week. Of those, 3 are discrete with unknown origins, 3 from Oceana Naval Air Station, 3 from Peterson Space Force Base and 3 from U.S. Army Airfields (2x Hunter, 1x Campbell).
In progress
There are a further 7 flights in-progress from Army Airfields, with 4 from Pope AAF and 3 from Gray AAF.
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