I just landed back in the US from Diego Garcia. War is brewing. The island has more aircraft and refueling tankers than I have seen since 2005.
Docks were full and 30 ships were moored off shore. This is a huge buildup.
B1s and B2s and b52s in abundance. Never seen them all at one place. It seems stupid to bunch them up at one facility.
Our layover was only supposed to be for 4 hours but the flight crews were so backed up we stayed overnight. The hotel was full and we bunked in a tent. We have never had to do that before.
AF security is everywhere and they were assey. (Acting like strict, suspicious $#@!s)
Just a heads up, keep your eyes open. I know that I am not giving away in classified information, the Russians have a satellite dedicated to watching this island.
Also, the navy had 2 subs at the docks at once. I have never seen more than 1 there.
B52s have new paint jobs -- all flat black. Whats up with that?
On top of all this, huge numbers of in-flight refueling tankers are also on the island. More than enough to supply air operations to/from the Middle East, non-stop.
This is a very bad development. The US would never stage this much hardware at Diego Garcia unless they were planning a full-out, prolonged, military action.
Based upon my military experience as a contractor who has visited Diego Garcia every 6 months for 11 years, we are going to war.
Diego Garcia is a straight line south of Syria and the Middle East (Map below).
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