A U.S. Air Force MC-130 special operations aircraft landed at Hamat air base in Lebanon on November
· Hamat, Lebanon
A U.S. Air Force MC-130 special operations aircraft landed at Hamat air base in Lebanon on November 8 with its tracking system switched off, according to the post. It is at least the third landing at the strategic base, located north of Beirut, since late September. The MC-130J is typically used for night missions, special forces transport and low-altitude aerial refuelling. Hamat base has hosted U.S. military advisers and has repeatedly been named as a target in Iranian threats since the war with Iran began in February. The aircraft movements come as the U.S. military has maintained heavy log