Overview
- On Tuesday, Fresno Yosemite International Airport confirmed a U.S. Navy E-6B conducted approaches over the city this past weekend.
- Flight-tracking data points to multiple E-6B launches since February 28, coinciding with the latest phase of the Israel–U.S.–Iran conflict.
- Two sorties were documented on March 2, with one landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland and another operating from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
- Subsequent reports describe additional E-6B movements across the Atlantic toward the Persian Gulf, though the Pentagon has not provided details.
- The E-6B’s TACAMO mission preserves secure links to U.S. nuclear forces, with the aircraft able to stay aloft for extended periods and relay orders if ground networks are degraded.