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42. Here is a report

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 05:42 PM

15 hrs ago

https://houseofsaud.com/iran-strike-prince-sultan-air-base-us-troops-wounded-awacs-damaged/

RIYADH — An Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base south of Riyadh wounded at least ten American service members and damaged multiple US military aircraft on Friday, in the single deadliest strike against American forces stationed in Saudi Arabia since the war began on 28 February. Two of the wounded are in serious condition, according to a US defence official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The attack struck an installation building housing personnel and hit the base’s flight line, damaging an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft and several KC-135 Stratotanker refuelling planes that form the backbone of the coalition’s air operations over the Gulf.

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Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base [View all] UpInArms Sunday OP

Tail number 81-0005, according to another site. The "OK" on the tail means it's from Tinker AFB. mahatmakanejeeves Sunday #1

Someone is leaking highly classified pictures. Irish_Dem Sunday #2

We deserve to know David__77 Sunday #4

Yes we do. Someone else agrees and is leaking classified info. Irish_Dem Sunday #5

Sorry, Trump said this was an excursion, not a war. Swede 22 hrs ago #32

Trump is abetting Putin. Blue Full Moon Sunday #3

Uh oh...Better Get Maaco Prairie Gates Sunday #6

I think it's totaled, to be honest. Wednesdays Sunday #10

Flo will bundle it with your car/RV insurance for extra savings. rubbersole Yesterday #22

Flo's or any general insurance Topomi 23 hrs ago #27

Our previous policy had "acts of god" which wasn't supposed to mean hurricanes. rubbersole 22 hrs ago #31

Spicoli can fix it. eggplant 22 hrs ago #33

Holy crap -- that's the radar antenna (or at least its aerodynamic shell; the "flying saucer") lying on the pavement. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #7

Ukraine did the EXACT same thing to ruzzian Beriev A-50 AWACS with drones mitch96 20 hrs ago #36

I didn't get that Note, but I did watch Tora! Tora! Tora! -- I thought THAT was when we learned to disperse aircraft. nt eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #37

I remembered that in TORA TORA TORA... History repeats.. Here is the vid mitch96 17 hrs ago #39

Well, it wasn't a monkey with a hand grenade dangling from a balloon (from the movie dialog) but it was effective. nt eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #41

I guess that's another thing Iran wasn't supposed to do, right Donny? tanyev Sunday #8

$300 million loss YorkRd Sunday #9

Tagged by a $20,000 Shahed drone Brother Buzz Sunday #14

Hmm . . I'm no aviation professional, but I'm wondering about that plane's airworthiness . . . hatrack Sunday #11

yes Skittles Sunday #17

Way to go Felon, between you and Putin we'll Buddyzbuddy Sunday #12

Just the "little people" republicans. rubbersole Yesterday #23

That base is pretty far inland IronLionZion Sunday #13

Parts! BidenRocks Sunday #15

Probably a fuck up in the control tower. The guy directing the planes was fired. 3Hotdogs Sunday #21

The drone must have homed in on the residual RF emissions from the radar LiberalArkie 22 hrs ago #30

Trump thinks that will buff out. Turbineguy Sunday #16

Not to worry. LudwigPastorius Sunday #18

The WH will claim that was not from Iranian missiles, but, um, you know, insect damage. tclambert Sunday #19

What's the difference between "heavily damaged" and "destroyed"? BWdem4life Sunday #20

Like Kristi Noem's reputation? rubbersole Yesterday #24

It's just a flesh wound! BidenRocks Yesterday #25

Well, there goes another $700 million COL Mustard Yesterday #26

they can't hide a $530,000,000 + loss Nigrum Cattus 22 hrs ago #28

Bondo is not going to fix that. LiberalArkie 22 hrs ago #29

Oh come on... PCIntern 21 hrs ago #34

Flex Seal is what it craves. Kid Berwyn 17 hrs ago #38

Then wipe it down with a ShamWow. PCIntern 13 hrs ago #43

I'm torn between - "that'll buff out" and "it got blowed up real good". Probatim 20 hrs ago #35

Well since this country had 16 of these planes and 6 of them are over in the Middle East area, this means turbinetree 16 hrs ago #40

Here is a report UpInArms 15 hrs ago #42