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Over the past few days, there have been what I would consider to be an unusual number of tanker aircraft over the Eastern United States and off the coast.
Also, right now just south of Louisville flying a repeating pattern is this aircraft with squawk PEACH99. It is an E-8 Joints STARS, Here is a description of this aircraft.
The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) is a United States Air Force airborne ground surveillance, battle management and command and control aircraft. It tracks ground vehicles and some aircraft, collects imagery, and relays tactical pictures to ground and air theater commanders. The aircraft is operated by both active duty U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units and also carries specially trained U.S. Army personnel as additional flight crew.
There are at least 20 tanker aircraft active over the continental US right now. That is extraordinary. That is just counting the BE-40 and the B762. See for yourself. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae5e13
There are also at least 11 C130 Hercules and more than that many C17 Globemasters along with all those tankers. What the fuck is going on right now?