Overview

• The E-4B Nightwatch, known as the ‘Doomsday Plane,’ flew from Offutt Air Force Base to Joint Base Andrews near Washington following a routine yet notable redeployment.
• Administration officials have sent F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter jets along with KC-135 and KC-46 tanker aircraft to multiple bases in the Middle East.
• The USS Carl Vinson is currently operating in the Arabian Sea and the USS Nimitz is sailing toward the region to reinforce naval presence.
• Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries were transferred from the Pacific theater to key Middle East locations to counter potential Iranian rocket and missile threats.
• Iran’s government has warned it will retaliate if the US delivers bunker-busting munitions to Israel or directly engages in the Iran-Israel conflict.