US RC-135W deploys from Japan to UK

A US Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft is deploying from Kadena Air Base in Japan to the United Kingdom. The aircraft, with the tail number 62-4139 and using the callsign OLIVE39, made an overnight stop at Bangor International Airport in Maine during its transatlantic flight. The RC-135W is a key platform for collecting signals intelligence and is frequently deployed to support US and allied operations globally. This movement indicates a strategic repositioning of high-value US reconnaissance assets.