{"id":6406828,"date":"2026-07-20T11:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/muwaffaq-salti-air-base-iran-attack-us-service-members-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:07:59","slug":"ataque-de-iran-a-la-base-aerea-de-muwaffaq-salti-contra-militares-estadounidenses-en-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/muwaffaq-salti-air-base-iran-attack-us-service-members-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 pas\u00f3 en Muwaffaq Salti?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>La base a\u00e9rea lleva el nombre de un hombre que muri\u00f3 en un accidente a\u00e9reo. El teniente Muwaffaq Salti era piloto de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea Jordana y falleci\u00f3 en combate contra cazas israel\u00edes el 13 de noviembre de 1966 durante la Batalla de Samu. Jordania le dio su nombre a la base de Azraq, en el desierto oriental, y la ha conservado desde entonces.<\/p>\r\n<p>El viernes pasado, misiles bal\u00edsticos y drones iran\u00edes impactaron contra el pa\u00eds. Cuando el Comando Central de Estados Unidos public\u00f3 su versi\u00f3n al d\u00eda siguiente, tres familias estadounidenses ya hab\u00edan sido informadas, o estaban a punto de serlo, de que alguien no regresar\u00eda a casa.<\/p>\r\n<p>Esta es una historia sobre una base a\u00e9rea, y eso es lo menos interesante de todo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 24px 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;\">Datos r\u00e1pidos<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Base:<\/strong> Base a\u00e9rea de Muwaffaq Salti, Azraq, Gobernaci\u00f3n de Zarqa, Jordania<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Llamado en honor a:<\/strong> El teniente Muwaffaq Salti, de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea de RJ, muri\u00f3 en combate el 13 de noviembre de 1966.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Unidades residenciales:<\/strong> Los escuadrones 1, 2 y 6 de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea Jordana vuelan F-16 all\u00ed desde 1997.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>El ataque:<\/strong> Misiles bal\u00edsticos iran\u00edes y drones de ataque unidireccional, 17 de julio de 2026. Al menos dos misiles impactaron en la base.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Bajas estadounidenses en Jordania:<\/strong> Dos militares fallecidos, uno desaparecido, cuatro evacuados al hospital y dados de alta posteriormente.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Bajas estadounidenses en Irak:<\/strong> Un militar muri\u00f3 el 18 de julio durante la detonaci\u00f3n controlada de un artefacto explosivo disparado desde un dron iran\u00ed derribado, y otro result\u00f3 herido.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Total del CENTCOM al 19 de julio:<\/strong> Tres muertos, uno desaparecido<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Intento anterior:<\/strong> El 9 de julio se lanzaron ocho misiles bal\u00edsticos contra la misma base; todos fueron interceptados y no se registraron v\u00edctimas.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Lo que ha confirmado el Comando Central<\/h2>\r\n<p>La secuencia, por lo que se puede establecer a partir de las declaraciones del CENTCOM y los medios que las difunden, es la siguiente.<\/p>\r\n<p>El viernes, misiles bal\u00edsticos y drones iran\u00edes atacaron Muwaffaq Salti. El s\u00e1bado, el CENTCOM anunci\u00f3 que dos militares estadounidenses hab\u00edan muerto defendi\u00e9ndose del ataque, que uno estaba desaparecido y que otros cuatro hab\u00edan sido evacuados a un hospital y dados de alta. Otros sufrieron heridas leves.<\/p>\r\n<p>El s\u00e1bado, en el norte de Irak, otro militar estadounidense muri\u00f3 y otro result\u00f3 herido durante la detonaci\u00f3n controlada de munici\u00f3n sin explotar recuperada de un dron iran\u00ed de ataque unidireccional derribado. El domingo, el CENTCOM inform\u00f3 que los equipos de b\u00fasqueda hab\u00edan recuperado restos humanos no identificados en el lugar del ataque en Jordania y que se estaba llevando a cabo un an\u00e1lisis para determinar si pertenec\u00edan al militar desaparecido.<\/p>\r\n<p>Con ello, la cifra confirmada asciende a tres muertos y uno desaparecido. Adem\u00e1s, el n\u00famero de militares estadounidenses fallecidos en esta guerra asciende a diecis\u00e9is.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Una nota sobre las fechas.<\/em> Los medios de comunicaci\u00f3n discrepan sobre si el ataque en Jordania tuvo lugar el viernes 17 o el s\u00e1bado 18 de julio, principalmente porque la confirmaci\u00f3n del CENTCOM se produjo un d\u00eda despu\u00e9s del suceso. Hemos seguido las versiones que sit\u00faan el ataque el d\u00eda 17 y el anuncio el 18. Algunos titulares iniciales tambi\u00e9n informaron de cuatro muertos; la cifra atribuible al CENTCOM al momento de redactar este informe es de tres muertos y un desaparecido.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #d32f2f; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201cPersonal militar encontr\u00f3 los restos el domingo en el lugar del ataque del viernes en Jordania.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Comando Central de los Estados Unidos<\/strong> \u2014 Declaraci\u00f3n, 19 de julio de 2026<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Los nombres no se han hecho p\u00fablicos. El CENTCOM los mantiene en secreto hasta veinticuatro horas despu\u00e9s de notificar a los familiares, por lo que este art\u00edculo no los incluye. Para cuando lo lea, es posible que aparezcan en alg\u00fan comunicado de prensa: tres nombres comunes que no significan nada para casi nadie y que, sin embargo, lo son todo para un pu\u00f1ado de personas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; width: 100%;\"><img data-opt-id=226485367  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/royal-jordanian-air-force-f-16-azraq.jpg\" alt=\"F-16 de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea Jordana en Azraq\" width=\"1024\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Un F-16 de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea Jordana en Azraq. Los escuadrones jordanos han operado este modelo desde Muwaffaq Salti desde 1997. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 esta base y por qu\u00e9 ahora?<\/h2>\r\n<p>Muwaffaq Salti no es una base estadounidense. Es una base jordana, sede de tres escuadrones de F-16, que ha albergado aeronaves estadounidenses y aliadas desde la campa\u00f1a contra el ISIS y ha adquirido una importancia mucho mayor durante la guerra actual. Se ubica en el desierto oriental, con una geograf\u00eda estrat\u00e9gica y una larga pista de aterrizaje, la combinaci\u00f3n perfecta para que una base a\u00e9rea sea valiosa y, a la vez, un objetivo.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jordania ha dedicado esta guerra a intentar ocupar una posici\u00f3n casi imposible: una relaci\u00f3n contractual con Estados Unidos, frontera con Israel, una poblaci\u00f3n numerosa y poco entusiasta, y el tr\u00e1fico a\u00e9reo iran\u00ed. Los ataques del 9 y 17 de julio son el precio de esa posici\u00f3n, y Am\u00e1n tiene muy poco margen de maniobra para responder.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">La aritm\u00e9tica que dej\u00f3 pasar algo<\/h2>\r\n<p>El 9 de julio, ocho misiles bal\u00edsticos iran\u00edes fueron disparados contra esta misma base y, seg\u00fan los informes, fueron interceptados. No hubo heridos, ni da\u00f1os materiales, y casi nadie fuera de la regi\u00f3n se percat\u00f3 del suceso. El 17 de julio, al menos dos misiles lograron impactar en la base.<\/p>\r\n<p>La diferencia radica en la parte de la defensa a\u00e9rea moderna que no suele acaparar titulares hasta que falla. Los sistemas de ataque iran\u00edes combinan cada vez m\u00e1s misiles bal\u00edsticos con un gran n\u00famero de drones de ataque unidireccionales tipo Shahed. Los drones son lentos y, individualmente, poco impresionantes. Su coste asciende a decenas de miles de d\u00f3lares. Los interceptores que los detienen cuestan millones.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yjb3pnwlBYU\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Esa asimetr\u00eda es precisamente la clave. Un defensor que se enfrenta a un ataque combinado debe decidir, en segundos y con informaci\u00f3n incompleta, qu\u00e9 trayectorias son simples distracciones y cu\u00e1les son los misiles bal\u00edsticos de dos millones de d\u00f3lares que realmente matar\u00e1n personas. Si se utilizan los interceptores contra los drones, los misiles se filtran. Si se ignoran los drones, llegan. Si se mantiene esta estrategia durante demasiado tiempo, simplemente se agotan los interceptores, algo que, seg\u00fan se informa, est\u00e1 a punto de ocurrir en los estados del Golfo.<\/p>\r\n<p>La defensa a\u00e9rea suele describirse como un escudo. En realidad, se parece m\u00e1s a un presupuesto. Cada intervenci\u00f3n supone un gasto que no se puede reponer al ritmo de su uso, y al final las cuentas dejan de cuadrar. El viernes pudimos ver c\u00f3mo se ve esto desde dentro.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">El nombre en la puerta<\/h2>\r\n<p>En todo esto hay una peque\u00f1a e inc\u00f3moda simetr\u00eda. Muwaffaq Salti muri\u00f3 defendiendo el espacio a\u00e9reo jordano en 1966, en un enfrentamiento que nada ten\u00eda que ver con Ir\u00e1n y s\u00ed con una cuesti\u00f3n de fronteras. Sesenta a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, la base que lleva su nombre se convirti\u00f3 en el lugar donde tres estadounidenses murieron en una disputa ajena, en un territorio que no les pertenec\u00eda a ninguno de los dos.<\/p>\r\n<p>Las bases a\u00e9reas atesoran estas historias. En realidad, eso es todo lo que es una base a\u00e9rea: una franja de hormig\u00f3n que perdura m\u00e1s que todos los que alguna vez despegaron de ella.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Fuentes: Comando Central de EE. 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