U.S. President Joe Biden arrived today in Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and show solidarity to one of the US’ closest allies in the region. The visit became even more delicate as it happened just after an explosion in a Gaza hospital reportedly killed hundreds of people, with Israel and Hamas rejecting responsibility and anti-Israel and anti-US protests sparked in the Middle East.
Flight tracking websites once again provided some insights into the forces deployed to support Biden’s trip to Tel Aviv. Let’s have a look at the assets tracking online, remembering that many other aircraft were probably operating in the area (for instance, those eventually launched by USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier currently in the eastern Mediterranean Sea) although they were not visible on Flightradar24.com or ADSBExchange.com.
As always, the VC-25A carrying the POTUS was accompanied by a large number of support and surveillance assets.
🇺🇸BOEING 747-200 VC-25A 92-9000 #ADFDF9 #POTUS pic.twitter.com/hi3MOxo1DT
— 360°Radar (@wipljw) October 18, 2023
At least three C-17 cargo aircraft arrived just before Air Force One, transporting additional support equipment and personnel.
A C-32A deployed to Ramstein AB but another one (SAM908 #99-0004) was already on the ground at Tel Aviv by the time the Air Force One touched down in Israel.
An E-4B Nightwatch deployed to Souda Bay, Crete, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The E-4B…
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