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>B-2s approx 1/4 the way from Hawaii to Guam; as >>508208535s picrel suggests happening won't be until 22/6 at the earliest, later if there are stopovers/rests
>Aside from the B-2s, a huge amount of materiel is now in place around the Gulf;
picrel is Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi, with 54 F-16s, 22 KC-135s, and 11 C-130s
>The State Department has started "assisted departure flights" for U.S. citizens from Israel
>Kuwait evacuates its citizens from Iran
>Worth noting the utter decimation of the flag officers in the Iranian Armed Forces; at least 27 flag officers killed, which is roughly a third of all of their generals and admirals. In 7 days.

rumours and gossip
>CENTCOM commanders have stated that all preparations are complete for any military action against Iran
>President Trump & Turkish President Erdoğan quietly sought to arrange a meeting between the U.S. and Iran in Istanbul last Monday. But the effort collapsed when Iran's supreme leader Khamenei couldn't be reached to approve it
>Axios citing U.S. Officials: In recent days, Trump and top White House officials have grown more doubtful about a diplomatic solution and now believe U.S. military intervention may be required to eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities
>Israel says Iran attempted to attack Israeli citizens in Cyprus
>The Houthis threaten to target American warships and merchant vessels in the Red Sea again if the US joins Israel in striking Iran

>>508187979
as far as I'm aware it was orchestrated by the Iranian govt, as a defence against cyber attacks

>>508209985
>>508210632
I was looking into the Iranian Navy today and the best thing about them is that their date of founding is 525BC lmao

Good morning eurofrens! A summery of the night shift;

the big news
>two groups of four KC-135s (NITRO61-64 and NITRO71-74) left Altus AFB with B-2s (MYTEE11+MYTEE21); completed refuel and the tankers made synchronised turns (see >>508162574 and >>508167123 for picrels)
>A NOTAM for aerial refueling just north of Hawaii has been published for June 21st starting at 0300 Zulu (11:00 AM EST). The attitude reservation entitled “GLOCK” is for altitudes FL210 - FL280 (see >>508137600)
>lines up pretty bang on with the flight track for the B-2s to head straight over HNL, refuel and then onto DG/Guam
>At least one USAF C-17 Globemaster III transport quietly flying to Diego Garcia today

>US Air Force flying at least 7x C-17 Globemaster IIIs and 1x C-5M Galaxy eastbound to Europe
>Lajes Air Base (ICAO: LPLA), in the Azores Archipelago, Portugal, has received no less than 12 USAF tanker aircraft in recent days
>IDF eliminates head of Quds Force Palestinian Division; he was in charge of funding & arming Hamas ahead of 7/10. In a separate strike, IDF eliminated head of IRGC drone operations

just noting that the new moon over Iran is on June 25th... perfect cover for a night run

picrel is of Prince Sultan Air Base in SA, showing about 60 planes, 20 refuelling and 40 F15/16s