Posted on 02/04/2025 5:08:53 PM PST by TigerClaws
A U.S. Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint conducted a highly unusual flight in the Gulf of California yesterday, between Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and the rest of that country, according to online flight tracking data. The strategic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) plane looks to have done the same today.
The Rivet Joint is one of America’s most capable intelligence-gathering assets and the appearance of one off the Mexican coast is a significant development. This comes amid a major increase in U.S. military support for operations along the border with Mexico under President Donald Trump and talk of unprecedented direct action by American forces against drug cartels, which you can read more about in this separate TWZ feature.
Flight tracking software shows RC-135V serial number 64-14845 flew southwest from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska to the skies over southern California on Feb. 3. Offutt is home to the 55th Wing, which oversees the bulk of the Air Force’s Rivet Joint fleet along with an array of other ISR and highly specialized command and control aircraft. The jet then hooked south along the Pacific coast of the Baja Peninsula before flying up into the Gulf of California. The aircraft subsequently returned to Offutt following the same route, but in reverse.
Despite how relatively narrow the Gulf of California is, there are international waters and airspace above at its center. There are no indications that 64-14845 ever entered Mexican national airspace in the course of any of these flights.
When queried about 64-14845’s activity off the coast of Mexico, the U.S. Air Force redirected TWZ to U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM). We have also reached out to the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Step two: Destroy the terrorist organizations in Mexico.
info probably being sent to cartel right now
Reports are beginning to come in around here that the Cartels are using drones to drop explosive ordinances onto our side of the border.
No confirmation yet but it would not surprise me.
Prepping for an action.
If true, very foolish.
Violation of our airspace, if so.
This story was out yesterday. I was thinking maybe another flight.
Good steps.
It’s coming, folks, be prepared. Has to happen sooner or later, so might as well take care of it now.
For the Super Bowl there’s a THIRTY MILE “no drone” order out.
Must have had some intel.
“If true, very foolish.”
You so not the Cartels to be punished?
Step two: Destroy the terrorist organizations in Mexico.
This!
1000 X This!
You really think they care?
I doubt that they do.
I dunno where the hell you folks are at but if your not carrying, if i were you id start real quick
This is liable to go nationwide.
Like Merry and Gandalf looking across to the smoking mountain in Mordor.
I know they don’t.
But it would be nice if their drones found out there’s a price gor stepping over the line.
I am praying for safety to innocents
NewsNation reports that there was an incident of Cartel using bomb dropping drones on what appears to be another cartel convoy just on the Mexican side of the border.
I dunno how reliable that news channel is.
So..its close even so.
There are numerous cartels down thete. All of them are inhuman.
I live 13 miles west of Offutt AFB where the Rivet Joints are based. I saw one when I was outside about 3pm central that was at a low altitude like it had just taken off headed toward the southwest and wondered if it was headed towards Cabo.
I think trump convinced that woman to take on the cartels with his help
Step 2 being ready for take off as we speak.
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