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EA-18G Growlers with Electronic Attack Squadron 133 (VAQ-133) and F-35C Lightning lls with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314), both assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9), carry out nighttime flight operations onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the Arabian Sea, January 29, 2026.
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Well over a dozen U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T โ€œStratotankersโ€ and KC-46A โ€œPegasusโ€ Aerial-Refueling Tankers are continuing to depart tonight from bases in the United States heading eastbound for Europe, as the KC-135s from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida - six in total - are preparing to cross the Atlantic destined for Vrazhdebna Air Base in Bulgaria.
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U.S. Navy Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has turned on their AIS as they approach the Strait of Gibraltar. Once the strait transit is complete, at an average speed of 20kts, they will arrive in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in about 4 days.
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24 of the 36 U.S. Air Force F-16CJs that are on their way to the Middle East, including those from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing based at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (seen below) and 480th Fighter Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are in the "Wild Weasel" configuration, specializing in Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD).
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The Trump Administration is preparing for a major war with Iran that would likely consist of a massive, weeks-long campaign by Israel and the United States that would look more like full-fledged war than last monthโ€™s pinpoint operation in Venezuela, sources tell Axios, with one Trump advisor stating, โ€œThe boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against going to war with Iran, but I think there is 90% chance we see kinetic action in the next few weeks.โ€
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The Trump Administration is preparing for a major war with Iran that would likely consist of a massive, weeks-long campaign by Israel and the United States that would look more like full-fledged war than last monthโ€™s pinpoint operation in Venezuela, sourcesโ€ฆ
Israelโ€™s government - which is pushing for a maximalist scenario targeting regime change as well as Iran's nuclear and missile programs - is preparing for a scenario of war within days, two Israeli officials tell Axios.
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One of the busiest days for the U.S. Air Force in Europe that I have seen in recent history, with close to a dozen KC-135R/T Stratotankers airborne across the Mediterranean and off the coast of Spain, while a steady line of C-17A Globemaster IIIs can be seen heading towards and returning from bases in the Middle East.
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BACN07, a Bombardier E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) has departed Robins Air Force Base in Georgia and is heading northeast along the east coast of the United States, likely preparing to cross the Atlantic towards Europe. This would place at least 2 BACNs in the region, with another E-11A arriving yesterday at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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A major arms-sales package from the United States for Taiwan, worth over $11 billion, is in limbo following pressure from Chinese President Xi Jinping and concerns among some in the Trump Administration that greenlighting the weapons deal would derail a future economic deal between the two countries as well as President Trumpโ€™s upcoming visit to Beijing, U.S. officials have told the Wall Street Journal.
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12 F-15E Strike Eagles with the U.S. Air Forceโ€™s 492nd Fighter Squadron departed RAF Lakenheath earlier today bound for the Middle East, with a total of 36 F-15Es to soon be in theatre across the U.S. Central Commandโ€™s Area-of-Responsibility.
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BACN07, a Bombardier E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) has departed Robins Air Force Base in Georgia and is heading northeast along the east coast of the United States, likely preparing to cross the Atlantic towards Europe. This would placeโ€ฆ
In addition to the E-11A BACN that arrived in Germany yesterday, three more are deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. When this one arrives, 5 of 8 active aircraft in the fleet will be in the EUCOM and CENTCOM Areas-of-Responsibility. The E-11A enables cross platform data and voice connectivity for ground and air forces.
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An Israeli Political-Security Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday has been rescheduled for Sunday at 6:30PM, according to i24NEWS.
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A Tu-214PU Airborne Command Post with Russiaโ€™s โ€œRossiyaโ€ Special Flight Squadron has just left Tehran returning to Moscow.
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The Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette โ€œStoikiyโ€ has arrived in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz ahead of upcoming naval exercises later this week with the Iranian Navy and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the Gulf of Oman.
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A U.S. Air Force E-3 โ€œSentryโ€ Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft, DENALI02, which arrived at RAF Mildenhall from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska earlier this week, filmed departing today for the Middle East.

Video credit goes to @ArmchairAdml on X.
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Conservative commentator and influencer Tucker Carlson has arrived in Israel to conduct an interview with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
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Israel has raised its alert level and is stepping up military preparations amid growing indications of a potential joint American-Israel attack on Iran in the coming days, two Israeli sources told CNN.
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