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Posted on 03/05/2008 5:30:17 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian bomber aircraft approached a U.S. aircraft carrier off the Korean coast on Wednesday and was intercepted by American fighter jets -- the second such incident in less than a month, U.S. defense officials said.
According to the U.S. officials, a Russian bomber came within three to five nautical miles and flew 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and its accompanying ships.
Two U.S. F/A-18 fighters were launched to intercept the Russian aircraft and escort it out of the area, according to one defense official.
Russian bombers over the past year have increased their flights near U.S. territory and U.S. naval assets, demonstrating their long-range strike capability.
In February, two Russian bombers approached the Nimitz near Japan and one flew over the carrier, escorted by a U.S. fighter jet. That was the first Russian overflight of a U.S. carrier since 2004.
Those operations come as Russian officials say they will revive some of the military power and reach allowed to collapse with the Soviet Union.
U.S. defense officials on Wednesday said they did not consider the Russian bomber flight a threat or concern.
NO... NO... NO!!!!
F-14 TOMCAT... best damn navy fighter ever to see service!
TOMCAT, TOMCAT, TOMCAT!!! WE BE TOMCATTIN’, BABY! YEAH!
Lockheed P-38 Lightning and North American P-51D Mustang... Ooooooh... better than sex... almost.
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Our so-called friends.
Bush looks like an ever bigger fool as the days pass.
Russians are hopeless.
Maverick in TOP GUN needs to give them the finger at a distance of 3 meters.
If we put the mullahs in Iran down, Russia will back off.
I remember seeing one escorted by F-4’s flying over the ship I was on at the time (USS Chicago, CG-11), about 1976.
Sorry friend, but I beg to differ. The F-102 was not exactly shabby and quite beautiful, if deadly looking.
Of course having served in the USAF for 8 years, I'm kind of prejudice.
BTW, this is the plane that W flew in the guards.
When playing cat and mouse, it’s standard for the cat to swat the mouse from time to time. ;^)
this is perfectly legal (international airspace).. Ask anyone who was in the navy during the cold war - hoopefully someof them will join this thread to offer some sanity. These threads get very reactionary, but in fact this was a normal part of daily life in for both Navies for decades.
The A7 is without a doubt the frigg’n LOUDEST fighter jet ever invented.
my sub was directly in the flight path of those damn things in Norfolk NAS.
hate those planes.
Those interceptors were a mere courtesy. The Pickets were trained on the Bears just for practice.
nevermind,...Im thinking A6
We allow them, and are required to allow them, as close as they want, as long as we are in territorial waters.
~~~Navy.mil. ,,,;0)
Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 280
Ships Underway (away from homeport): 138 ships (49% of total)
On deployment: 97 ships (35% of total)
Attack submarines underway (away from homeport): 29 submarines (53%)
On deployment: 18 submarines (33%)
Ships Underway
Carriers:
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Pacific Ocean
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Sea of Japan
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Atlantic Ocean
USS George Washington (CVN 73) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - 5th Fleet
Amphibious Warfare Ships:
USS Nassau (LHA 4) - 6th Fleet
USS Essex (LHD 2) - Philippine Sea
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - Pacific Ocean
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - Atlantic Ocean
Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group:
USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - 5th Fleet
Aircraft (operational): 3700+
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