🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 8 U.S. MILITARY FUEL TANKERS DEPART PEARL HARBOR HEADED TOWARD IRAN
KC-135 Stratotankers cruising at 530 mph, roughly 9,000-10,000 miles to the Middle East.
Expected arrival: late January 15 or early January 16 local time, about 18-22 hours from departure.
This mirrors the mobilization pattern before Operation Midnight Hammer last June.
Here's what matters: tankers mean sustained air operations.
You don't surge 8 refueling aircraft from Hawaii for a symbolic one-night strike.
This looks like preparation for something prolonged, which suggests the objective may be regime change, not just a message.