Would they really plan to land 6 B2 bombers loaded with 15ton bunker buster bombs on board? My understanding is you load the bombs, drop the bombs then land.
Seems a bit illogical to load, take off then land and then takeoff for a bombing run.
They take off with the bombs and fuel the planes in the air as a plane cannot take off with a full load of both bombs and fuel. At least I heard it was the case with B-52’s.
So, 6 in Diego Garcia and 6 in Guam.
They are probably being refreshed after the long flights and the crews are getting some sleep and situation briefings.
I imagine that the Iranians will not know what path they are taking and there are probably lots of spoofing drones to confuse anyone who is trying to find them.
And, the MOPs could have been sent to these bases in April on ships.
Shell game.
They would not load those bombers up with those bunker busters like that, those would go by separate from military transport to Guam, and then would be loaded on the B2.
The bombs could be delivered by other heavy aircraft to the final destination of the B2s prior to the attack.