| type / role |
serial, ident mission |
active from | itinerary | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-40C covert pax |
21-0024, GENA17 | 2026-01-01 | ? | RAF Fairford | Probably transporting command / liaison personnel to brief and organise local units in preparation for the operation. Flights into and out of RAF Fairford were 'dark' |
| C-40C covert pax |
21-0024, AREA17 | 2026-01-02 | RAF Fairford | ? | |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
99-0169, RCH130 AAM6970Z1003 |
2026-01-03 | Charleston AFB | Pope AAF | NAS Oceana | RAF Fairford | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
09-9210, RCH155 PAM6974Z1003 |
2026-01-03 | McChord AFB | Campbell AAF | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | Bangor International | Charleston AFB | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
07-7175, RCH195 AAM6976Z1003 |
2026-01-03 | Dover AFB | Campbell AAF | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
08-8202, RCH199 PAM6977Z1003 |
2026-01-03 | McChord AFB | Campbell AAF | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
04-4132, RCH197 AAM6978Z1003 |
2026-01-03 | McGuire AFB | Hunter AAF | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | McGuire AFB | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
01-0191, RCH165 AAM6979Z1003 |
2026-01-03 | Dover AFB | Hunter AAF | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | Dover AFB | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
03-3126, RCH190 AAM6975Z1003 |
2026-01-04 | McGuire AFB | Campbell AAF | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | McGuire AFB | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
02-1111, RCH167 AAM6980Z1003 |
2026-01-04 | McChord AFB | Campbell AAF | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | Bangor International | McChord AFB | Transporting US Army special forces personnel / equipment to RAF Fairford |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
06-6160, RCH122 PDN031100004 |
2026-01-04 | Ramstein AB | RAF Fairford | Ramstein AB | Probably transporting USAF command and/or liaison personnel and their equipment. |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
02-1106, RCH144 PDN051100004 |
2026-01-04 | McChord AFB | Fairchild AFB | Dover AFB | RAF Fairford | Charleston AFB | Probably transporting USAF command and/or liaison personnel and their equipment. |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
06-6164, RCH185 PAM6965Z1004 |
2026-01-04 | Travis AFB | Cannon AFB | RAF Lakenheath | Charleston AFB | Transporting USAF special forces personnel / equipment. Original plan was to fly to RAF Mildenhall, but that base wasn't prepared for the hazardous cargo, so aircraft diverted to RAF Lakenheath |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
02-1110, RCH140 PAM6964Z1004 |
2026-01-04 | McChord AFB | Cannon AFB | RAF Lakenheath | Charleston AFB | Transporting USAF special forces personnel / equipment. Original plan was to fly to RAF Mildenhall, but diverted to RAF Lakenheath due to uncleared snow on ground |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
99-0169, RCH404 AAM6968Z1004 |
2026-01-04 | RAF Fairford | Rafael Hernández1 | Hunter AAF | Charleston AFB | Returning US Army special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
07-7186, RCH259 AAM6966Z1005 |
2026-01-04 | Charleston AFB | Rafael Hernández | Charleston AFB | |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
04-4137, RCH458 AAM6967Z1005 |
2026-01-05 | Eglin AFB | ? | Hunter AAF | McGuire AFB | Returning US Army special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area. Legs from Eglin AFB to Hunter AAF were 'dark' |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
07-7175, RCH258 AAM6969Z1005 |
2026-01-05 | Ramstein AB | Rafael Hernández | Hunter AAF | Lawson AAF | Dover AFB | Returning US Army special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area |
| RC-135 recon |
ZZ664, RRR7206 |
2026-01-06 | RAF Waddington | ops area | RAF Waddington | RAF aircraft, probably gathering intelligence on signals from Russian naval vessels reported to be in the area around the tanker |
| C-146 spec ops |
10-3068, DADDY11 |
2026-01-06 | RAF Mildenhall | RAF Fairford | RAF Lossiemouth | RAF Mildenhall | Probably transporting personnel commanding operations or liaising between special forces and other services |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
08-8202, RCH200 PAM6981Z1005 |
2026-01-06 | Ramstein AB | Charleston AFB | Rafael Hernández | Pope AAF | Returning US Army special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
09-9210, RCH698 PAM6983Z1006 |
2026-01-06 | Charleston AFB | Rafael Hernández | Cannon AFB | McChord AFB | Returning USAF special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area |
| KC-135 air refuel |
60-0333, LAGR60 1PJ027U1U007 |
2026-01-07 | RAF Mildenhall | ops area | RAF Mildenhall | The three KC-135 tanker aircraft operated in sequence through daylight hours. Probably refuelling US Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft monitoring and co-ordinating the operation. |
| KC-135 air refuel |
60-0353, LAGR61 1PJ027U2U007 |
2026-01-07 | RAF Mildenhall | ops area | RAF Mildenhall | |
| KC-135 air refuel |
59-1464, LAGR62 1PJ027U3U007 |
2026-01-07 | RAF Mildenhall | ops area | RAF Mildenhall | |
| C-146 spec ops |
10-3068, DADDY11 |
2026-01-07 | RAF Mildenhall | RAF Lossiemouth | RAF Fairford | RAF Mildenhall | Benbecula | RAF Mildenhall | Probably transporting personnel commanding operations or liaising between special forces and other services |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
03-3125, RCH127 PAM6985Z1006 |
2026-01-07 | McGuire AFB | Rafael Hernández | Campbell AAF | McGuire AFB | Returning US Army special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
02-1106, RCH697 PAM6982Z1007 |
2026-01-07 | Charleston AFB | Rafael Hernández | Palm Beach International | Cannon AFB | Returning USAF special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area. Original plan was to stop at MacDill AFB, but diverted to Palm Beach due to bad weather |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
06-6165, RCH305 AAM6984Z1007 |
2026-01-07 | Charleston AFB | NS Mayport | |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
06-6164, RCH228 PAM6987Z1007 |
2026-01-07 | Charleston AFB | Rafael Hernández | Cannon AFB | Returning USAF special forces personnel / equipment from operations in Caribbean area |
| C-146 spec ops |
10-3068, DADDY11 |
2026-01-08 | RAF Mildenhall | Benbecula | RAF Mildenhall | Probably transporting personnel commanding operations or liaising between special forces and other services |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
08-8202, RCH283 PAM6989Z1008 |
2026-01-08 | Pope AAF | Rafael Hernández | Hurlbert Field | |
| C-17A heavy airlift |
98-0056, RCH298 JAM6991Z1008 |
2026-01-08 | Elmendorf AFB | Rafael Hernández |
Flight data mainly from ADS-B Exchange.
Additional movement info from Fairford Movements and Mildenhall & Lakenheath Movements.
Mission info uses ACARS data from Airframes.