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#USAF 2x KC-46A pegasus / KC-135R stratotanker crossing the atlantic arriving in mildenhall, this looking to be potential aircraft AAR dragging. #ROMA03 #ROMA02

February 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 5x KC-135R stratotankers / 3x KC-46A pegasus AAR aircraft seen departing mildenhall uk earlier today. #RIBEYE1 #ROMA02 #ROMA05

12x USAF F-22 raptors said to have departed RAF lakenheath, these looked to have been dragged and tanked supported over to ovda airbase in southern israel. #Israel

February 24, 2026 at 10:05 PM

Leah McElrath

@leahmcelrath.bsky.social

⚠️ Israeli media reports the White House has indicated to Israel that negotiations with Iran have reached a “dead end.”

Significant movements of US military assets into the Middle East continue.

Jason Brodsky @JasonMBrodsky
X.com
@N12News in #Israel is reporting that the White House has indicated to Israel that the talks with #Iran's regime have reached a dead end, and it will be difficult to move further along the path of negotiations because the Iranians will not agree to what Trump wants.
From mako.co.il
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TELL TOENCE
OSINTdefender ® @sentdefender
X.com
Major fighter movements by the U.S. Air Force towards the Middle East are currently underway this morning, with 3 KC-46A "Pegasus" Aerial-Refueling Tankers, ROMA01/02/03, currently up over the Northeastern United States, supporting the transfer of 12 F-22
Raptors with the 1st Fighter Wing stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia to RAF Lakenheath in Europe.
While 6 KC-135R Stratotankers and a KC-46A Pegasus,
CLEAN21/22/23/31/32/33, are preparing for the crossing of 12 F-16CJ with the "Swamp Foxes" of the the South Carolina Air National Guard's
169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base to Naval Station Rota in Spain.

In addition to the crossing of at least 24 fighter jets from the United States to Europe, 4 KC-135 Stratotankers from bases in Europe, LAGER12/13 and LAGER10/14, are actively in the process of towing 12 F-16C Fighting Falcons with the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base in Italy and 12 F-16CJs with the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, to air bases in the Middle East.
United States - Air Force:
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United States - Air Force
flightreder24
MCF
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TAMPA
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BGR
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Boeing KC-135R Stratotan...
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NIA
Boeing KC.135R Stratotan..
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REGISTRATION
57-1493
SOMEINCAL
26.025ft
21-46095
26,800 f

REGISTRATION
59-1475
32.000 ft
ROMA01 8762
CLEAN22
Air Force

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NOT AVAILABLE
NOTARATTA
WRI
N/A
CHQ
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CHANIA
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AIRCRAFT
Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
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Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
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AIRCRAFT
Boeing KC•135R Stratotan....
ETA N/A
HERATON
15-46069
BAROMETRIC ALT.
PERRATO
18 46044

RIGHTONI
63-8008
27,000ft
ROMASZ]
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OSINTdefender ® @sentdefender
X.com
The movement of more than 40 U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft coincides with the movement of a U-2 out of the United Kingdom and the recent arrival of 2 E-3
Advanced Early Warning & Control aircraft in the United Kingdom as a stop over on their way to the Middle East.
The presence of a U-2 enables the data links of F-22s and F-35s to freely communicate with each other while the
E-3 coordinates in the background and monitors for foreign movement.

February 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM

Paweł 🏴‍☠️ ♿

@koolapl.bsky.social

🇺🇸✈️ Boeing KC-46A Pegasus #ROMA02 #21-46095
🇺🇸✈️ Boeing KC-46A Pegasus #ROMA03 #22-46100
🇺🇸✈️ Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker #ROMA14 #57-1440
🇺🇸Bangor Air National Guard Base ➡️🇬🇧RAF Lakenheath

Asysta dla 🇺🇸✈️F-22 z Langley AFB w drodze na Bliski Wchód

#USAirForce

February 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM

ADS-B i AIS spain en catala

@victorribera.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE63CB

Flt: #ROMA02 #2146095 #B762
Time: 2026-02-24 14:48:00 CET
Min Alt: 27025 ft
Squawk: #4052
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - sdr-e adsbexchange flightaware faa

February 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM

KX1T Planefence Development Account

@kx1t-test.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE63CB

Flt: #ROMA02 #2146095 #B762
Time: 2026-02-16 00:14:55 EST
Min Alt: 35025 ft

#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - sdr-e airplanes flightaware faa

February 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM

Retweeted by OSINTdefender [UNOFFICIAL]

@sentdefende-mir-rt.selfhosted.social

RT @DefenceGeek: UPDATE: F-22s move forward to Middle East #FreeIran
Ok so a few callsign changes have occurred:

Cell 1:
KC-46A "ROMA02" 21-46095 #AE63CB
F-22A "TREND51" 08-4152
F-22A "TREND52" 08-4171
F-22A "TREND53" 08-4154

Cell 2:
KC-135R "ROMA04" 57-1440 #AE023B
F-22A "TREND54" 08-4158
F-22...

February 24, 2026 at 2:25 PM