Posted on 03/27/2025 12:40:45 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
The United States is significantly bolstering its military presence at Diego Garcia airbase in the Indian Ocean, as it escalates pressure on Iran and continues its air campaign against Houthi forces in Yemen.
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) reports that a number of B-2 stealth bombers and C-17 transport aircraft have either arrived at or are en route to the remote Indian Ocean base.
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Satellite imagery posted on social media shows three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers deployed to Diego Garcia in the past 48 hours, reinforcing its role as a U.S. staging ground. The buildup coincides with intensified U.S. strikes on the Houthis and growing warnings to Iran.
Publicly available air traffic communications indicate the movement of two B-2 bombers, identified by callsigns Pitch 11 and Pitch 14, over Australia earlier on Wednesday. The crew of Pitch 11 acknowledged the presence of a third bomber, suggesting a coordinated deployment.
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Loose lips sink ships.
B-2 blows up Iranian mullahs.
Didn’t Israel wipe out Iran’s anti-aircraft defenses recently? I remember hearing something about that.
Nineteen second YouTube video HERE.
Requires account; but tx.
Good.
Trump sending a message to Iran that if we attack, it will be devastating. Most likely significant strikes on their air defenses, ballistic and cruise missile batteries/storage, and command infrastructure followed by strategic bombers to take out hardened targets and nuclear sites. Russia and China will not like this, as Iran is their closest ally in the area.
If this happens, I wonder if we will coordinate with Israeli Air Force. If not, I expect we will see a deployment of US F-35s and F-22s to the region. The USS Carl Vinson is on her way to the region and has a squadron of F-35Cs, along with squadrons of F/A-18 E/Fs and EA-18G, but more than a squadron of F-35s would be wanted IMHO.
Maybe Putin and Xi will advise Khamenei that this isn’t the Hill to die on, and Trump ain’t Biden.
Yup… comms, radar, power. B2s can carry 30,000 GBU57 bunker busters.
I didn’t know it required an account to view the videos.
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