Wave Of US Air Tankers Deploy To Europe Wave Of US Air Tankers Deploy To Europe OSINT-focused X accounts cite flight tracking data that shows a wave of U.S. air tankers deploying to Europe. The timing coincides with President Trump's by five days.  Notable and most credible X accounts have reported an immediate deployment of U.S. air tankers to Europe.  "Roughly a dozen U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T "Stratotanker" Aerial-Refueling Tankers are currently up from a number of airbases across the United States, heading northeast and preparing to cross the Atlantic towards Europe, with several appearing to be enroute to RAF Mildenhall in England," X account OSINTdefender said. The X user appears to have sourced Flight Roughly a dozen U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T “Stratotanker” Aerial-Refueling Tankers are currently up from a number of airbases across the United States, heading northeast and preparing to cross the Atlantic towards Europe, with several appearing to be enroute to RAF Mildenhall in… — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Other OSINT-focused X accounts report similar U.S. air tanker movements to Europe, which typically implies that the U.S. or NATO is responding to an urgent military need. 🇺🇸🇪🇺 8 US Air Force tankers are on their way to Europe. The last time such a move indicated the attack on Iran, but this can also be done for exercise purposes. 1/ — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) We are seeing a large deployment of USAF aerial refueling tankers currently crossing the Atlantic toward Europe. Other assets are airborne which are not visible on ADS-B tracking data. — The Enforcer (@ItsTheEnforcer) Hmm.  Who is getting bombed this time — zerohedge (@zerohedge) If we've learned anything from the most recent precedent (https://www.zerohedge.com/military/wave-usaf-tankers-depart-america-and-deploy-east-amid-escalating-israel-iran-conflict in June....  image This remains a key development to monitor.  Mon, 09/29/2025 - 07:45 https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/wave-us-air-tankers-deploy-europe-historical-precedent-signals