Something Massive to happen on Myanmar-Bangladesh border? US Air Force officers set up base in Dhaka, Yunus government now plans to…
New Delhi: In a major development amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, a team of United States Air Force (USAF) officials arrived in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The purpose of their visit is to inspect arrangements prior to the arrival of a “heavy cargo aircraft.” According to the reports, the four-member team landed at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport on May 8 via Qatar Airways flight OR-641. It is being claimed that these officials are linked to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
The large cargo aircraft arriving in Dhaka is reportedly intended to transport materials into Myanmar via the Bangladeshi border. There are suspicions that the cargo may contain dangerous weapons. Recently, reports also surfaced alleging that the United States has been sending military aid to rebel groups in Myanmar through the Bangladeshi border.
The USAF members who have arrived in Dhaka include Tara Lynn Alexandria Strider (Logistics Director), David Thomas Riefenber (Product Sales Manager at DFS Group Limited), Michael Cody Thacker (Senior Director of Logistics and Fleet Management), and Staff Sergeant Martin Lucas Vannoorsdall. According to the Northeast News report, all of them are staying at the Westin Hotel in the Gulshan area of Dhaka.
Al Udeid Base Connection
Bangladesh’s security services sources have informed that the USAF officer who arrived in Dhaka is connected to the Al Udeid Air Base. It is important to note that this air base is located about 65 kilometers from Doha. Al Udeid Air Base is also known as Abu Nakhlah Airport. It hosts various military assets and coalition forces. It serves as the headquarters and logistics base for American operations in Iraq. The base features the longest runway in the Gulf region.
Al Udeid hosts the USAF’s 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. It is the home base for the US Central Command and the Royal Air Force’s No. 83 Group RAF. The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing plays a crucial role in providing combat air power and essential functions such as aeromedical evacuation and intelligence support across multiple regions.
Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman went on a two-day visit to Qatar on May 3. He was accompanied by Brigadier General Ghulam Mohiuddin Ahmed, who is the Director of the Ordnance Organization Directorate. They both traveled via Qatar Airways flight QA-639. The arrival of this heavy cargo in Bangladesh has sparked various discussions.
Sources from Bangladesh’s security services have reported that the four USAF officers will remain in Dhaka until a cargo aircraft carrying large containers arrives at Shahjalal International Airport. These containers may contain lethal weapons, which could then be transported by road to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. If these are indeed advanced weapons, significant changes could emerge in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war in the near future.
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