No strong evidence that an attack is imminent, but force movements are indicative that something is up outside of regular exercises, or normal troop rotation,” Kofman said in a Twitter post. “Regarding force movements around Ukraine.
The drones had the words 'Soleimani's revenge' and 'revenge operations for our leaders' written on them. Michael Kofman, a security analyst with expertise on Russia, said it isn’t clear what Moscow has planned. US Military Base In Baghdad Under Rocket Attack - A US Military base at the Baghdad airport has reportedly shot down two drones with a C-RAM anti missile system.
On social media in recent weeks, scores of videos have shown Russian convoys of tanks and other combat vehicles apparently heading toward Ukraine. Since Moscow’s 2014 military intervention in Ukraine, there have been steady clashes between Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east and government forces. “So by setting a WATCHCON, basically the commander is better able to identify and track the threat and alert decision makers to emerging concerns,” Kirby said, without discussing EUCOM’s current level. Kirby said changes in so-called “WATCHCON” levels express a “combatant commander’s concern about a potential threat and the ability to provide future warnings.” DEFCON 4 is the second least severe DEFCON level, which places the US military ata a state of Above normal readiness, with Increased intelligence watch and strengthened security measures. DEFCON 3: Select forces are ready to deploy in 15 minutes. DEFCON 2: Military forces stand ready to deploy and fight in six hours or less. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other bases around the country went from Threatcon Alpha. The United States of America is currently at DEFCON 4, mostly due to possible war tensions around the world. The five DEFCON levels are: DEFCON 1: Maximum military readiness for immediate response to threats or attacks. EUCOM declined to comment on the threat level change, but said it is monitoring events in Ukraine carefully. The United States has four threat levels above normal for military installations. Tod Wolters in the past week raised EUCOM’s watch level for Ukraine from possible crisis to potential imminent crisis - the highest level, The New York Times reported Wednesday. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.