"The US has begun deploying special forces to the Middle East. At least 9 American MC-130J special operations aircraft arrived at the British Mildenhall airbase, most of which flew in at night without identification markings, and their flights were not displayed on online services.

At least two of them came from Hurlburt Field in the US, the main operational base of the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The 1st Special Operations Wing is based there. Hurlburt Field is also home to Combat Control (CCT) specialists... advanced airborne controllers.

This is exactly how the invasion of Iraq began in 2003. Even before the first missile strikes on Baghdad (March 20, 2003), groups of CIA Special Activities Division units and Army Special Forces (Green Berets) were already in Iraq. The special forces landed in Iraqi Kurdistan (right on the border with Iran). Their task was to establish contact with the Kurdish militia "Peshmerga", prepare airfields and create a second front to tie down the Iraqi army in the north. The SEALs, in particular, ensured the security of the Umm Qasr port - Iraq's only deep-water port, which was necessary for supplying and resupplying troops"

Cyberspec