YETI flight heading back to CENTCOM after visit to Germany #IranWar‌# The 3 US KC-46A "Pegasus" tankers that arrived into Ramstein Airbase (ETAR) in Germany the other day as "YETI15/16/17" are on their way back into CENTCOM as two groups this afternoon. "REACH286" has filed to Al-Udeid Airbase (OTBH) in Qatar, while both the other tankers might still be using YETI call-signs, suggesting they might head to Tel Aviv (LLBG) or Ovda (LLOV). The purpose of their short visit to Ramstein remains unclear. @MATA_osint

ALL THE TANKER MOVEMENTS! #IranWar‌# Busy day for me today with the tanker tracking movements. Lots in the air and more preparing to move: Airborne: KC-46A "BORA85" 19-46109 #AF4F4D# (EGUN -> LPLA) KC-46A "RCH459" 22-46103 #AEDA22#/#AE63DD# (LPLA -> CONUS) KC-135R "RCH261" 62-3533 #AE05A6# (LLER -> EGUN?) KC-135R "RCH165" 62-3580 #AE066F# (EGUN -> LLER) KC-135R "RCH622" 63-8039 #AE0391# (EGUN -> LICZ) KC-135R "?" 62-3502 #AE0377# (KSKA -> ?) Filed: KC-135R "RCH420" 63-8034 #AE0152# (EGPK -> OEPS) KC-46A "BLUE13" 15-46067 #AE5FAE# (KIAB -> LPLA) Landed: KC-135R "?" 62-3556 #AE0487# (EGUN -> LLER) @MATA_osint

NATO Air Exercises in Northern Europe Summary The map I've created below is for illustrative purposes only, using some of the OSINT flight tracking data relating to the surge in NATO air activity around Poland, Germany and Denmark in the last few days. It comes in the context of a number of Russian sabotage operations, UAV and missile incursions across the eastern borders of NATO and ongoing NATO air defence missions under Operation EASTERN SENTRY and NATO Air Policing missions. Current NATO comments suggest these movements may have been a couple of different (unannounced) exercises over the 3-day period, featuring assets from across Europe. @MATA_osint @ArmchairAdml @InsiderGeo @vcdgf555 @steffanwatkins @TheIntelFrog

US Tanker Fleet Update 21/08/2026 #IranWar‌# Tanker numbers at the bases shown have remained at the same level as a few days ago, although with the NATO air activity around the Baltic and Kaliningrad in the last few days, several tankers have operated from different bases on different days. As of a short while ago, the 2 forward-deployed to Bezmer (LBIA) in Bulgaria have returned home to RAF Mildenhall (EGUN) leaving that base empty, and a single tanker believed to be heading out of the region remains at Stuttgart Airport (EDDS). A number of tankers in CENTCOM are also operating from multiple bases, often flying between Tel Aviv (LLBG), Ovda (LLOV), Al-Udeid (OTBH) and sometimes Al-Dhafra (OMAM) presumably as the mission requires it - I suspect some of these are cargo flights too due to the immense pressure the C-17 fleet has been under. @MATA_osint

Whiskey Pete Training Again #IranWar‌# B-1B 86-0120 #AE6BFA# "Whiskey Pete" B-1B ? are airborne as KAZAN72/73 flight from RAF Fairford (EGVA) heading down to ARA10 for the first training flight of today to meet tanker ABATE96. @MATA_osint h/t @jamjake01