Posted on 02/16/2022 4:47:44 PM PST by Mariner
Amid tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine, Russian aircraft intercepted U.S. Navy patrol planes in an "unprofessional" manner three separate times over the weekend, in one incident coming within five feet of an American plane, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
The Boeing-made U.S. P-8A aircraft are designed for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, according to the Navy.
"The U.S. flight crews were flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea at the time of these intercepts," DOD spokesman Capt. Mike Kafka said in a statement Wednesday.
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So I learned. 🙂
What about the vertical stabilizers?
Oh, never mind....
“I speak for DOD. Trust me.”
John Winger : C’mon, it’s Czechoslovakia. We zip in, we pick ‘em up, we zip right out again. We’re not going to Moscow. It’s Czechoslovakia. It’s like going into Wisconsin.
Russell Ziskey : Well I got the ___ kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it!
Where is Jan Brady with
Russia
Russia
Russia!
Blown up sir!
That’s the fact, Jack!
Matt Seyler needs to taken aside to have his credentials checked and to be interrogated concerning his actual knowledge of events.
In the early 80s were sailing with a carrier group...somewhere, probably the middle of the Pacific, when it was announced on the 1MC that there were two Bears flying over us. I went out to take a look and the lead Bear had an F-14 on each wingtip, but the trailing Bear only had one. In the time it took me to think, “that’s unusual”, an F-14 just seemed to materialize on the Bear’s wingtip. It was freakin moving, and stopped on dime. Pretty impressive.
Hey Tacamo….VQ-3 83-86. Loved the Herc!
Fellow Ironman
I am beginning to believe that every news article must include full, direct contact information for the author of the same. Unless that information is attached, the article must be considered suspect at best. The irresponsible “reporters” have iperate too long apart from accountability.
The Russians are asking for trouble. Have you ever seen a transsexual trying to park?
5 feet. What utter rubbish. The lies never end. Sell the People on Cold War II with natual ally Russia, while continuing to sell us down the river with actual enemy China.
This must be VQ-3 night. I was also aircrew in VQ-3.
“Sell the People on Cold War II with natural ally Russia, while continuing to sell us down the river with actual enemy China.”
That is precisely, and profoundly correct.
It’s a crime against humanity. And all in DC are responsible.
“I was also aircrew in VQ-3”
Fellow Ironman.
I time synch’d the yellow headed tit mouse and sent Morse code messages.
And listened for ERCS.
Five Polo Hats here.
You me me laugh out loud....
Is this some Bay of Pigs deal? Are we close to war with Russia or is this another desperate hoax by Dems?
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