Reposted by @hey_itsmyturn from @DefenceGeek: US Tanker Fleet Update 21/08/2026 #IranWar.

Tanker numbers at the bases shown have remained at the same level as a few days ago, although with the NATO air activity around the Baltic and Kaliningrad in the last few days, several tankers have operated from different bases on different days.

As of a short while ago, the 2 forward-deployed to Bezmer (LBIA) in Bulgaria have returned home to RAF Mildenhall (EGUN) leaving that base empty, and a single tanker believed to be heading out of the region remains at Stuttgart Airport (EDDS).

A number of tankers in CENTCOM are also operating from multiple bases, often flying between Tel Aviv (LLBG), Ovda (LLOV), Al-Udeid (OTBH) and sometimes Al-Dhafra (OMAM) presumably as the mission requires it - I suspect some of these are cargo flights too due to the immense pressure the C-17 fleet has been under.

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