Been there done that. Making occasional strikes on ISIS does NOT mean whe have AWACs overlooking the area all the time or even most of the time, nor does it mean we have fighter CAP in place.
Without AWACS, the radar horizon and range are going to preclude Navy ships from keeping an eye on a strike transitting Iraq.
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And please re-read what I posted.
Never said we have constant AWACs or fighter CAP.
We have other methods that I am sure you are aware we use that do not involve manned flights to monitor/track airspace. . .and we do not fly ISR assets without a complete airspace picture, let alone during manned strikes.