Escalation towards full-scale war – 30 October, 2023
FLASH TRAFFIC ADDED – TURKISH NAVY DEPLOYING 100 SHIPS AGAINST ISRAEL –~FIFTY (50) U.S. Military Transport Planes in 24 Hours to Middle East
FLASH TRAFFIC ADDED – SEE 12:27 PM EDT UPDATE BELOW —— From Friday-into-Saturday, the United States sent no fewer than fifty (50) military transport planes loaded with troops to the Middle East. In addition, the list below shows “unprecedented” naval deployments. Today, Iran said they WILL NOT abide U.S. warnings to stay out of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
We begin with Naval Deployments into the Middle East showing 11 Countries in Support of Israel:
USS Mount Whitney LCC-20
Ford Carrier Strike Group
USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78
USS Thomas Hudner DDG-116
USS Ramage DDG-61
USS Carney DDG-64
USS Roosevelt DDG-80
USS Normandy CG-60
Ike Carrier Strike Group
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69
USS Gravely DDG-107
USS Mason DDG-87
ITS Virginio Fasan F-591
USS Philippine Sea CG-58
Ford Carrier Strike Group
USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78
USS Thomas Hudner DDG-116
USS Ramage DDG-61
USS Carney DDG-64
USS Roosevelt DDG-80
USS Normandy CG-60
Bataan ARG
USS Bataan LHD-5
USS Mesa Verde LPD-19
USS Carter Hall LSD-50
USS Stethem DDG-63
USS McFaul DDG-74
USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51
USS Paul Ignatius DDG-117
USS Bulkeley DDG-84
USNS ships
USNS Laramie T-AO 203
USNS Medgar Evers T-AKE 13
USNS Yuma T-EPF-8
USNS Trenton T-EFP-5
UNIFIL Maritime Task Force
HS Adrias F-459
TCG Heybeliada F-511
FGS Erfurt F-262
FGS Oldenburg F-263
BNS Sangram F-113
KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda 367
Enroute FGS Baden-Wuerttemberg (F-125) which will replace FGS Erfurt. When this happens FGS Erfurt will go to Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
HMS Duncan D-37
ITS Carlo Margottini F-592
ESPS Méndez Núñez F-104
TCG Yavuz F-240
HDMS Niels Juel F-363
HS Psara F-454
FGS Frankfurt am Main A-1412
ESPS Patiño A-14 Standing NATO Maritime Group 2
HMS Duncan D-37
ITS Carlo Margottini F-592
ESPS Méndez Núñez F-104
TCG Yavuz F-240
HDMS Niels Juel F-363
HS Psara F-454
FGS Frankfurt am Main A-1412
ESPS Patiño A-14
Littoral Response Group South
RFA Argus A-135
RFA Lyme Bay L-3007
Tonnerre “ARG”
FS Tonnerre L-9014
FS Surcouf F-711
FS Alsace D-656
Littoral Response Group South
RFA Argus A-135
RFA Lyme Bay L-3007
Tonnerre “ARG”
FS Tonnerre L-9014
FS Surcouf F-711
FS Alsace D-656
All of the above, along with Submarines and other support ships show an utterly massive naval deployment. I am told this present deployment is larger than the ones done prior to the US war(s) against Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 1991 and again later.
In addition to all the above vessels, another Aircraft Carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth II, transited the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday morning around 11:00 AM, enroute to the eastern Mediterranean:
In addition to THAT additional aircraft carrier, the Navy of Italy is also now deploying vessels:
In addition to THAT additional aircraft carrier, the Navy of Italy is also now deploying vessels
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In the 24 hours period from Friday into Saturday, the United States flew 49+ military transport aircraft from the US to the Middle East, carrying TROOPS!
On top of those troop transport flights, a Significant number of C-17A Globemaster lll and C-5M Super Galaxy Transport Aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command have been arriving in the Middle East.
The flight info above DOES NOT even cover the regular commercial airline flights the US has chartered to exclusively move troops!
Yesterday, Saturday 28 October 2023, Germany put 1,000 soldiers on alert for deployment to the Middle East in case of emergency The German Army keeps 1,000 troops on alert for possible deployment to the Middle East in case of emergency, given the prevailing tension in the region as a result of the war between Hamas and Israel.
This flight from Fort Sill, OK has my attention at the moment. Fort Sill is home to a THAAD battery and this flight appears to be headed overseas. There are no helpful ACARS for this flight, but this is possibly a THAAD battery flight enroute to Saudi Arabia:…
At about 1:47 AM eastern US Time Sunday, which was about 11:00 AM in Tehran, Iran, the President of Iran said Tehran will not follow US warnings against interfering in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. According to the Press service of the President of Iran: “Israel has crossed red lines, forcing everyone to take action.”
The President made it a point to also say “the presence of U.S warships in the region will make no difference to Tehran’s decision.”
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UPDATE 12:27 PM EDT —
The Turkish Navy is, right now, transiting ONE-HUNDRED Naval Warships through the Bosporus Strait from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
It is BELIEVED Turkey plans to engage Israel over its ongoing military action in Gaza
UPDATE 6:20 PM EDT —
There is credible information from COVERT INTEL source(s) that indicates Israel, with the backing of the United States, intends to assassinate Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad if Hezbollah opens a wide front from southern Lebanon.
Al Jazeera
