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USAF WC-135R Operates Off Egypt and Libya, Suggesting Sustained U.S. Atmospheric Monitoring in the Central Mediterranean

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Yesterday, a USAF WC-135R Constant Phoenix conducted a mission over the Central and Eastern Mediterranean, operating in the area between Egypt and Libya after aerial refueling southeast of Sardinia. The aircraft, callsign JAKE27 (reg. 64-14831), had already been tracked last week during a similar sortie over the Western Mediterranean. The repetition matters: the WC-135R is a highly specialized atmospheric sampling platform, and two missions with…
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ItaMilRadar broke the news in on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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