The U.S. Department of Defense has spent the week amassing a very large force in Europe and the Middle East with over 100 aircraft arriving just this week as tensions continue with Iran.
Currently in Europe/U.S. European Command:
36 – F-35s
24 – F-15s
28 – F-16s
12 – F-22s
18 – KC-46s
57+ – KC-135s
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78):
48+ – F/A-18s
6+ – E/A-18s
4+ – E-2s
2 – P-8s
Currently in the Middle East/U.S. Central Command:
36 – F-15s
36 – F-16s
30 – F-35s
12 – A-10s
6 – E/A-18Gs
6 – E-3s
5 – E-11s
7 – KC-46s
20 – KC-135s
1 – U-2
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72):
12 – F-35s
36 – F/A-18s
6+ – E/A-18Gs
4+ – E-2s
4+ – P-8s
This situation is still evolving and aircraft are still moving into position.Graphic: @ianellisjones
Data: @DefenceGeek @ArmchairAdml @EISNspotter— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Feb 20, 2026
The post The U.S. Department of Defense has spent the week amassing a very large force in Europe and the Middle East with over 100 aircraft arriving just this week as tensions continue with Iran. Currently in Europe/U.S. European Command: 36 – F-35s 24 – F-15s 28 – F-16s 12 – F-22s 18 – KC-46s 57+ – KC-135s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78): 48+ – F/A-18s 6+ – E/A-18s 4+ – E-2s 2 – P-8s Currently in the Middle East/U.S. Central Command: 36 – F-15s 36 – F-16s 30 – F-35s 12 – A-10s 6 – E/A-18Gs 6 – E-3s 5 – E-11s 7 – KC-46s 20 – KC-135s 1 – U-2 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72): 12 – F-35s 36 – F/A-18s 6+ – E/A-18Gs 4+ – E-2s 4+ – P-8s This situation is still evolving and aircraft are still moving into position. first appeared on October Surprise 2016 – octobersurprise2016.org.
The post The U.S. Department of Defense has spent the week amassing a very large force in Europe and the Middle East with over 100 aircraft arriving just this week as tensions continue with Iran. Currently in Europe/U.S. European Command: 36 – F-35s 24 – F-15s 28 – F-16s 12 – F-22s 18 – KC-46s 57+ – KC-135s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78): 48+ – F/A-18s 6+ – E/A-18s 4+ – E-2s 2 – P-8s Currently in the Middle East/U.S. Central Command: 36 – F-15s 36 – F-16s 30 – F-35s 12 – A-10s 6 – E/A-18Gs 6 – E-3s 5 – E-11s 7 – KC-46s 20 – KC-135s 1 – U-2 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72): 12 – F-35s 36 – F/A-18s 6+ – E/A-18Gs 4+ – E-2s 4+ – P-8s This situation is still evolving and aircraft are still moving into position. first appeared on The World Web Times – worldwebtimes.com.
