According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on the 29th, just as US President Trump plans to convene a meeting of senior US military generals on September 30th, flight tracking data shows that a US aerial tanker formation flew over the Atlantic Ocean.
Flight tracking data shows U.S. Air Tank Flight Source: report screenshot
According to the report, a social media account that analyzes military situation through Open Source Network Intelligence (OSINT) posted on the X platform that on the evening of September 28, local time, about 12 U.S. Air Force KC-135R/T "Stratotankers" departed from the United States mainland, some of which flew to Royal Air Force Mildenhall Base.
According to the analysis of the Daily Mail, such a large-scale aerial tanker mobilization usually means that the US military or NATO will face urgent fighter refueling needs. Three U.S. Defense Department sources (two former officials and one current official) who did not want to be named told the newspaper that the deployment was significant. They recalled that the last time the U.S. military dispatched a tanker of similar size was five days before U.S. warplanes launched air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
According to the report, Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in the White House on the 29th, and as scheduled on the 30th, Trump will attend an emergency meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hergershith in Pattiko, Virginia, where U.S. military commanders at the highest level will attend.
According to the Washington Post, this high-level meeting caused public attention after its first exposure last week. Hundreds of U.S. military generals returning from around the world, including some of the current officers in active conflict areas, were called for an emergency meeting, but the specific agenda of the meeting has not yet been announced. The Daily Mail said a source close to Hertz said that even the general knew little about the details of the meeting, and they were told the day before that the meeting would be a round table.
Trump announced on the 28th that he would attend this temporary global summit of the top US military commanders. He called it a "pleasant meeting" and would deliver "good news".