Posted on 04/07/2023 3:26:25 PM PDT by cuz1961
The US Air National Guard is preparing for the largest movement of forces across the Atlantic Ocean in its history. The service will send 100 aircraft to the US to take part in the Air Defender 2023 military exercise.
Here's What We Know The upcoming exercise will take place from June 12 to 22.
They are designed to demonstrate the US Air National Guard's ability to quickly deploy and use forces across Europe in the event that war in Ukraine spreads to NATO countries. Lieutenant General Michael Loh made the announcement.
The United States will send approximately 100 aircraft to Germany for the 10-day exercise. They include fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters, upgraded fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and the older F-15C Eagle along with the legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. They will be supported by Pegasus air refuelers.
Air Defender 2023 will be the first exercise in which Finland, as a NATO member, will participate. It has not yet received F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters, so it will send F/A-18 Super Hornets. Ingo Gerhartz, Lieutenant General of the German Air Force, announced about it.
The German military officer reminded that Germany ordered F-35 fighters in 2022. Deliveries will start in 2027 and pilots will go to the US for training in 2026. The deal to buy 35 aircraft was worth $8.85bn.
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And there are some obvious concerns. your views are valid and there is news backing it up. Hopefully we never find out who is right and it is just a mind exercise.
This time, I fully support Japan.
If we’re only talking National Guard, then I don’t know, maybe this was the largest (though we sent an awful lot of Guard assets over during the Gulf War and Iraq invasion). But the headline is definitely wrong. There was this little scuffle called World War II that involved a LOT more than 100 aircraft being moved to Europe from the U.S. There were single bombing raids that involved that many aircraft.
Turkey has not yet been paid off on that Nation joining.
I believe the quid pro quo for Turkey will be recognition of their annexation of Northern Cyprus.
“”Japan has been makeing moves away from us, and Australia is as good as ccp’s southern most prefecture.
Where are you getting these inaccurate views from?
Part of the Obama/ Saul Alinsky plan……..
“Psst, Japan, we’ll let you have China this time!”
“” Just 7 years ago, we could have put down the weapons and ushered in a new era of trust and peace. “”
Wow, and we let women vote.
Where are you getting these inaccurate views from?
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Says you.
Pfft.
Im surprised you didn’t call it mal or dis information
But then again , that would have looked too obvious.
Say hi to Nina Jankowicz for me.
In case you have failed to notice, we are under attack, and have been, by a communist takeover of our nation.
We are under attack from within, just as though a military action took the assets out. We are frogs in the water, slowly being boiled to death by the Deep State who seek to destroy us, our unity, and our ability to resist them as they poison us, starve us, and impoverish us.
The modern day genocide does not look like the old fashioned genocide, yet it, too, relies on a pattern of disbelief.
We need to put the pieces together to see what is happening.
Because they will be engaged in Ukraine, and if the states do not have their National Guardsmen, then the state becomes vulnerable to attacks from protestors.
In case you have failed to notice, we are under attack, and have been, by a communist takeover of our nation.
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You pretty much voice my concerns exactly.
.We are being weakened in every possible way
by CCP owned Biden
and infiltrated communists ,
we are being overthrown from within and without.
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Your imagination is getting away from you.
Japan is becoming a stronger better ally with its biggest military buildup since WWII and so is Australia with its purchase of nuclear submarines from us and our bases in Australia, even the Philippines is making nice and we are having our largest military exercise since 2015 with talks of a new base, and we are opening an embassy in Vanuatu, with a new Marine base on Guam.
No wonder Russia has increased weapon and ammunition production by 5 to 8 times recently.
Near Travis AFB? I used to live in Rio Vista as a kid. Great ti.e of my life. Loved the river delta.
The article is about the Air National Guard and fighter jets, not exactly the riot police for Minneapolis or even Detroit.
Welcome to FR.
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In Germany?
Air Gaurd deployments to Europe have happened many times in the past. The ONLY thing new here is the total number, but 100 isn't that much, just a couple of Wings, which has happened in the past.
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