I've been tracking Department of Defense medical evacuation missions tied to Operation EPIC FURY and subsequent "Overseas Operations."
I've finally visualized the data and this is what it shows πππ
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Yesterday, US Air Force C-130 using hex #AE61FD and medevac call sign E65880 departed Andrews and made stops in Des Moines, Fort Bliss, Laughlin AFB, Fort Hood and Joint Base San Antonio.
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It is 100% false that the vessels that suffered explosions while transiting the Strait of Hormuz were from Iranian sea mines, per CENTCOM.
At least they didn't deny anything happened this time.
π« CLAIM: Over recent days and weeks, Iranian-controlled media have reported Iranian claims that commercial vessels are hitting sea mines while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. These claims are FALSE.
β FACT: All internationally recognized primary transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been cleared of sea mines by U.S. forces and remain so. Thousands of commercial vessels have safely used the transit lanes and continue today.
@troubleonsystem 1. In more than 200 flights of air defenses, C-5s have taken 5 and C-17s have taken the rest.
2. That's the positioning leg.
3. Units may be mobilizing out of Fort Bliss AND air defenses are being shipped.
All of these C-17s are related to the movement of air defenses.
BREAKING: Another commercial vessel, the Liberian-flagged container ship CONTSHIP JET (IMO 9348625), has been hit in a drone attack in Bulgariaβs Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea, around 21 nautical miles from Shabla.
Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov confirmed the incident, which occurred off Cape Kaliakra.
According to maritime bg, the shipβs crew is being evacuated on life rafts. The situation and the extent of the damage remain unclear.
According to Reuters, citing a senior Iranian official, Qatari-presented proposals have been deemed as unacceptable by decision-makers within Iran. Per the report, the proposal, which would be implemented over a 7-day timeframe, would include a tiered process where both sides build confidence by implementing negotiated provisions.
However, Iran has deemed such a proposal as βunacceptable ideas and not an offer,β with the current Iranian position of not giving any concessions until sanctions are lifted and the blockade ended remaining unchanged.
Note where these attacks are in relation to Ukraine.
They are deliberate and calculated.
Putin's test balloon for Ukraine was Crimea. For weeks, Russia denied knowledge of the little green men who seized the territory, until formally annexing it later. That action went unchecked and led to the invasion of Ukraine.
These attacks, combined with drone and missile incursions directly into NATO territory are the next test balloon.
Putin approves.
UPDATE: Suspected Russian Attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea
Bulgaria has confirmed earlier today that another vessel has been attacked inside it's EEZ, approximately 21NM (39km) south-east of Shabla, with the crew reportedly evacuating. The M/V CONTSHIP JET was travelling to Romania, per @InsiderGeo
https://t.co/tMXV3f8IZb
Update: the additional U.S. Patriot is going to Israel.
This is per flight tracking data and two officials with knowledge of the movement:
https://t.co/svezUVqUxl
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Fort Bliss is a popular place today...
Tenant Commands:
1st Armored Division
32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command
5th Armored Brigade
93d Military Police Battalion
Army Field Support Battalion-Bliss
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Fort Bliss is a popular place today...
Tenant Commands:
1st Armored Division
32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command
5th Armored Brigade
93d Military Police Battalion
Army Field Support Battalion-Bliss
U.S. Marines spar during a Martial Arts Course at a base in the Middle East. Training in hand-to-hand combat keeps warfighters' skills sharp while deployed.