[LadyNavyVet]

“She said they were already practicing traps, FARP and FAST. (Trapping is the act of catching the tension wires when landing on the carrier, FARP is Fleet Air Combat Maneuvering Readiness Program- practice dogfighting- and FAST is Fleet Air Superiority Training).”

I call BS on this article. I wasn’t an aviator, so maybe someone with more expertise can chime in, but to my knowledge traps, FARP and FAST are routine, and not necessarily an indication of imminent combat ops. A real LSO would know that.

[USNBandit]

“It’s only a matter of time before their orders come and they will be sent to station and told to go to Red Alert.

Oh golly, they're going to RED ALERT.

"Everytime I set Red Alert Bones goes crazy with the f@#$ing anthrax vaccinations!"