“A total of 112 U.S. Air Force C-17’s have now either arrived or are en route to the Middle East with a further 17-18 in-progress flights, a number of Royal Air Force logistics flights from RAF Marham to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, and movement on U.S. Air Force CORONETs,” the source said.
C-17s are massive, and can deliver huge amounts of equipment or large numbers of troops in a single go. The US military lists some of the following key capabilities:
- Payload capacity of over 170,000 pounds
- Ability to operate on short, austere runways as small as 3,500 feet
- Intercontinental range, with in-flight refueling extending reach even further
- Rapid load/unload design to keep missions moving under pressure
US orders vessels to avoid Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatens ‘massacre’
Last week, tensions in the Persian Gulf escalated after a ship flying the American flag outran an effort by armed Iranian gunboats to halt it
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/198625/US-vessels-avoid-hormuz-iran-massacre
Netanyahu heads to Washington for closed-door meeting with Trump: what’s he worried about?
PM seeks to press Trump on strict red lines over Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missiles, even as US allies in the region push for a lighter deal