During the last 24 hours, the second and third waves of air defense systems and missiles, as well as missile strikes, by dozens of US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft occurred simultaneously. Air defense systems from Fort Bliss (Biggs), Texas, arrived at Ovda Air Base in Israel. The American Pope. The first such strong wave of US military transport aircraft during the past week left the United States for the Middle East on October 29.