Egypt Daily News – The U.S. Central Command stated that a squadron of F-16s from the from the 480th Fighter Squadron based at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany arrive, Germany has arrived in the Central Command’s area of operations in the Middle East.
Iran is preparing for an anticipated Israeli attack and has ordered its forces to be on “high alert” in readiness for any war, while also “trying to avoid it,” according to the New York Times.
The newspaper quoted four Iranian officials as saying in phone calls this week that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “ordered the military to prepare multiple military plans to respond to any Israeli attack,” noting that the scale of any Iranian response would largely depend on “the intensity of the Israeli attacks.”
The officials, who requested anonymity, added that if the Israeli strikes cause widespread damage and a large number of casualties, Tehran will respond. However, if the attack is limited to a few military bases and storage facilities for missiles and drones, it may not take any action.
The 480th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the “Warhawks”, is an active United States Air Force unit operating the General Dynamics F-16CJ Fighting Falcon. The 480th, assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany is the only United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa flying unit performing the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission.
