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USAF Sends 18 F-16s Toward the Gulf One Day After 18 F-35s, Confirming Sustained Fighter Surge

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Today, 18 USAF F-16s departed Europe under a coordinated Coronet movement toward the Gulf, just one day after we tracked 18 F-35s heading in the same direction. Twelve Aviano-based Lockheed Martin F-16s (c/s TABOR 51-56 & TABOR 61-66) are now proceeding independently to destination, while their Boeing KC-135 tankers (LAGER 12 and 13) are returning to Chania, Crete. At the same time, another Boeing KC-135 (c/s LAGER 10) departed Ramstein with 6 F…
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ItaMilRadar broke the news in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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