Here's a photo of the offending Venezuelan aircraft.
Posted on 07/22/2019 4:06:31 PM PDT by robowombat
Venezuelan Fighter ‘Aggressively Shadowed’ U.S. EP-3E Over Caribbean
By: Megan Eckstein July 21, 2019 8:32 PM
U.S. Southern Command announced that a Venezuelan fighter harassed a U.S. Navy surveillance plane in the Caribbean Sea on Friday over international waters.
In a pair of tweets, SOUTHCOM wrote that a “Venezuela SU-30 Flanker ‘aggressively shadowed’ a U.S. EP-3E aircraft at an unsafe distance July 19, jeopardizing the crew & aircraft.”
Noting the ongoing relationship between Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas and Russia – in contrast to the U.S.-backed Juan Guaidó regime that claimed power in January after an election that Maduro says he won but Guaidó called illegitimate – SOUTHCOM added that “This action demonstrates #Russia’s irresponsible military support to Maduro’s illegitimate regime & underscores Maduro’s recklessness & irresponsible behavior, which undermines int’l rule of law & efforts to counter illicit trafficking.”
The Russian-made Flanker took off from an airfield 200 miles east of Caracas, according to caption information on photos SOUTHCOM released.
“The U.S. routinely conducts multi-nationally recognized and approved detection and monitoring missions in the region to ensure the safety and security of our citizens and those of our partners,” the caption continues.
The U.S. has a range of forces in the SOUTHCOM area of operations, including USNS Comfort (T-AH-20), which is heading to Costa Rica now after operating off Peru earlier this month to treat patients and maneuver at sea with Peruvian warships. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SP-MAGTF) SOUTHCOM are operating in Honduras on training and engineering projects.
Ping.
That flight wasted $$$$ for food to fed Venezuelans.
I wonder if it was a russkie pilot.
Maduro is a douche taking advantage unrest in Iran, China, etc.
Where’s Tom Cruise when you need him?
Honestly, I would’ve thought all their jets had been eaten by now.
In the closet LOL
Nice to know your commanders have your back. Just ask the men who served on the Pueblo.
Heh, probably the Jets in the gangs down there....
**** happens they all know it.
Here's a photo of the offending Venezuelan aircraft.
Most likely.
Iran has top gov officials in Venezuela now...not a coincidence. I’d guess they are planning little picks at us. All at the direction if Putin of course.
Removing the South Korean and Japanese flags from his bomber jacket so as not to offend his Chinese overlords that fund his films
Americans didn’t like finding out how the US government spies on it’s citizens when Edward Snowden revealed it.
I am not surprised Venezuela doesn’t like a US plane gathering communications via an EP-3.
Correlation between massive Electro Magnetic arrack on VZ today?
So blow a few of them out of the sky to send a message. Or take them out on the ground at the base where they’re parked.
Let the Venezuelussians see that their aggressions will be met with disproportionate aggressions in response.
Time for armed escorts with permission to fire and destroy any enemy plane approaching a US aircraft in international waters/air space.
Kill the bastards and the message will be understood.
Are we still operating out of Swan Island.....used to be a threat to me once...
In the old days....Red Mustache
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