US F-22s arrive to the region to counter threats from Iran, proxies

timesofisrael ^ | 08/08/2024 | Emanuel Fabian

[ChicagoConservative27]

The United States Central Command announces that US Air Force F-22 fighter jets arrived to CENTCOM’s area of responsibility today, “as part of US force posture changes in the region and to address threats posed by Iran and Iranian-backed groups.”

The US has been deploying fighter jets and other assets to the Middle East as tensions are high amid an anticipated Iranian and Hezbollah attack on Israel

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 8 as part of U.S. force posture changes in the region and to address threats posed by Iran and Iranian-backed groups. pic.twitter.com/jnZBZdLKpt

[ChicagoConservative27]

But Biden said "don't" Isn't that enough? (s)

[jjotto]

Also, a dozen F-15s and two E-2 surveillance planes were recently transferred from carrier to an undisclosed land base in the Middle East.

[Magnum44]

Incirlik ?

[PGR88]

Ukraine be like: “Hey, all that for Israel? What about us??!!”

[Resolute Conservative]

F-15’s are not carrier capable.

[Magnum44]

F-15’s are not carrier capable.

[jjotto]

Oops!

F-18s. Thanks.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/08/06/us-navy-jets-sent-to-base-in-middle-east-to-bolster-israel-defense/

[Pox]

I'd like to see how they accomplished the F-15’s getting on and then being transferred off of said carrier....

[Pox]

That makes much more sense! :)

[Antihero101607]

Al Dhafra would be my guess.

[rlmorel]

I presume you meant F-18’s, not F-15’s?

[rlmorel]

LOL, sorry...should have read further down the thread!

[Alas Babylon!]

Lose lips sink ships.

[bgill]

We’ve had how many times to turn it into a parking lot and didn’t?

[Antihero101607]

If OPSEC mattered then perhaps the Times of Israel shouldn’t be publishing things like the MAJCOM of the base, or that US aircraft are in the area.

[boomop1]

E-2s, I don’t think the statement meant the F-15s were from the carrier.

[DesertRhino]

Washington DC wants their Iran war badly before Trump is sworn in. They are still bitter that he cheated them out of it before

[Thorium90]

I thought the F22 was the one plane we didn’t give/sell to anyone at all because it had capabilities even the 35 doesn’t have. Including Israel.

I see I was mistaken.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I believe the F-22’s are flown by Americans and under U.S. command. In bases in the Middle East.

[griffin]

Not to derail the thread further....but LOL...