DILLY79 USAF RC-135U Combat Sent from Kadena AB, Okinawa into the South China Sea
RC-135U Combat Sent provides strategic electronic reconnaissance information to the president, secretary of defense, Department of Defense leaders, and theater commanders. Locating and identifying foreign military land, naval and airborne radar signals, the Combat Sent collects and minutely examines each system, providing strategic analysis for warfighters. Collected data is also stored for further analysis by the joint warfighting and intelligence communities. The Combat Sent deploys worldwide and is employed in peacetime and contingency operations.
Communication equipment includes high frequency, very high frequency, and ultra high frequency radios. The navigation equipment incorporates ground navigation radar, a solid state Doppler system, and an inertial navigation system that merges celestial observations and Global Positioning System data. Although the flight crew stations are similarly configured, the reconnaissance equipment is slightly unique within each airframe. Crew composition includes two pilots, one navigator, two airborne systems engineers, and a minimum of 10 electronic warfare officers, or "Ravens," and six or more electronic, technical, and area specialists.
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104495/rc-135u-combat-sent/
there are two of these specific AC in the USAF
PAT44 US Army G5 from Hickam AFB, Oahu sw heading to Singapore-this AC left JBA on 0704 and stopped at San Jose Int'l late.
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RCH581 USAFSOC departed JB Elmendorf, Alaska sw and just off Kamchatka Pennisula (this AC started at Eglin AFB earlier today and made a ground stop at Charleston AFB prior to it's departure to Elmendorf)
A lot of hardware starting to be shifted to the Asian Theatre
United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) operates a small number of Boeing C-32B passenger jet aircraft, providing global airlift for U.S. government crisis response activities. These may include U.S. State Department Foreign Emergency Support Teams (FEST), which deploy in response to terrorism incidents around the world. They may also fly in support of CIA Special Activities. The C-32B has been associated with the 150th Special Operations Squadron out of Joint Base McGuire, NJ (previously designated as 227th Special Operations Flight ) and the 486th Flight Test Squadron out of Eglin AFB, FL. These are highly secretive units, with little information publicly available about their activities. The aircraft have been spotted in a plain white paint scheme, with minimal markings. They appear to change serial numbers many times - no doubt an attempt to keep a low profile.
https://www.afsoc.af.mil/
Ghosn wired $860,000 to alleged escape helper, say prosecutors
TOKYO – Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn sent over $860,000 to a company related to one of the two men alleged to have helped him flee to Lebanon last year while on bail awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct, new court documents filed by prosecutors show.
The document was filed by prosecutors as ex-Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor try to gain their release on bail, part of their battle against extradition to Japan for their alleged role in Ghosn's escape. The Taylors were arrested in May in the state of Massachusetts following a request from the Japanese government. A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Taylors' motions to quash their arrest warrants.
The documents show two money transfers in October totaling $862,500 from a Paris bank account that was connected to Ghosn, to Promote Fox, a company managed by Peter Taylor, according to records filed by prosecutors to U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. It is the first documentation demonstrating alleged financial ties to the former auto tycoon.
The money-transfer records were included in a formal extradition request made by the Japanese authorities.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/Ghosn-wired-860-000-to-alleged-escape-helper-say-prosecutors