Something’s on the move

Yesterday, we tracked over 30 tankers moving from the USA to Europe, landing at bases including Prestwick, Morón, Aviano, Ramstein, and Souda Bay.
Until now, none of these tankers had moved.
However, about an hour ago, several aircraft (Boeing KC-46A and KC-135R/T) took off from their respective bases and headed southeast.

At the moment, we are tracking around a dozen tankers in flight, with others taking off in the last few minutes.
As we had anticipated, their final destination appears to be the Middle East — we’ll see where they eventually position themselves.

It’s worth noting that a pair of KC-46As (callsigns GOLD81/82) are not among those that arrived from the US yesterday. They are most likely providing support to other, non-trackable aircraft en route to the Middle East, having conducted aerial refueling over the northern Tyrrhenian Sea.

-> UPDATE: Large-Scale USAF Deployment to the Middle East Involving Over 20 Tankers and F-35 Fighters