A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130 transport aircraft landed at Hamat Air Base in northern Lebanon on the evening of November 8, according to LebanonJets, a local aircraft-spotting account that tracks military flights in the country. The account

Hamat, in the Batroun district north of Beirut, is a Lebanese Air Force base that also hosts U.S. personnel working with the Lebanese military. The United States is the Lebanese army’s largest foreign backer and has supplied it with aircraft, vehicles and training for years, including a possible $462 million A-29 Super Tucano sale to Lebanon approved earlier.

also see https://en.defence-ua.com/news/us_air_force_mothballs_all_three_a_29_super_tucanos_at_edwards_could_free_aircraft_go_to_an_ally-20365.html

  • EnsignRoApologist
    1·
    1 day ago

    It’s over 2,100 km from Beirut to the Iranian border. Tell me you’ve only read two international news headlines without telling me you’ve only read two international headlines.

    • gibmiser
      4·
      1 day ago

      I get your point, and you are right, I barely skimmed 1 of the 2 articles, but

      Airplanes fly? Isn’t the implication that it was or will be a covert mission where they airdrop people? I assume that plane can get pretty close to the target, assuming my baseless speculation is correct.