USN Photo of the Day: BUFF Intercepted by "Don't Mess With The Navy" Hornets During Rigging Maneuver

ChamorroBible.org ^ | 1st week in May 2008 | United States Navy

[EnjoyingLife]

1st week in May 2008, Western Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Guam, USA -- Two USN F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets intercept the low flying USAF B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber as it performs a rigging maneuver to identify the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Large, medium, and the above smaller photo via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20050822.htm (photo 5).

The Story
Navy, Air Force train together to showcase capabilities
By Staff Sgt. Stephen Teel, 36th Wing Public Affairs, Andersen AFB, Guam, USA
http://www.GuamPDN.com/guampublishing/pacificedge/data/EkEkEFulppeoOcKtLi.htm

[Non-Sequitur]

Yes.

And when they continue to fly over our ships, which they have every right to do under international law, then you would shoot them down. Don't you think they might get a bit testy about it? Might start shooting down our airplanes flying in international waters?

[onedoug]

Our naval ships are US sovereign territory. I would no more compromise their integrity than I would our soil.

[Ramius]

Russian aircraft have been doing fly-by passes on our ships for decades, just as we have been doing it to theirs. It’s not something we, or they, want to start a shooting war over.

[Non-Sequitur]

Our naval ships are US sovereign territory. I would no more compromise their integrity than I would our soil.

Doesn't work that way. We have the right to fly where we want in international waters and international airspace. So do they. We routinely intercept them miles away from the task group and escort them while they're in the area. But that's the limit to what they can legally do. Sorry if peace disappoints you.

[magslinger]

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[mad_as_he$$]

“Negative Ghostrider the pattern is full.”

[onedoug]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968752/posts

[mad_as_he$$]

Where did you get a picture of the “Old Dog”? Last I knew they were all classified. :-)

[mad_as_he$$]

Wasn’t Minot the origin base of the infamous missing cruise missiles?

[Non-Sequitur]

And?

[onedoug]

And #40

[EnjoyingLife]

1 December 1981 -- An air-to-air right side view of a Russian Tu-95 Tupolev bomber aircraft, center, and two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft, acting as chase planes above the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) as the ship makes a right turn. The NATO designation of the Tupolev aircraft is Bear. Image ID: DN-SN-82-03011

Source: http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details.cfm?SDAN=DNSN8203011&JPGPath=/Assets/Still/1982/Navy/DN-SN-82-03011.JPG

[Non-Sequitur]

#40’s missing.

[lakeman]

I can hear that US pilot now “Permission to fire! permission to fire! LOL

[onedoug]

This thread, above.

[EnjoyingLife]

Russian flyover takes Navy by surprise? by Jon E. Dougherty, published 7 December 2000:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=2254

[Non-Sequitur]

They didn’t shoot down the Russian, did they? Didn’t threaten to shoot it down. They intercepted it and escorted it by the task group, just as the Navy did on almost a daily basis during the Cold War. Now, why would you have had them shoot it down?

[onedoug]

DO NOT COME NEAR OUR SHIPS OR RISK BEING SHOT DOWN.

Don' u unstand ingles?

[Squantos]

Yep..... Sad huh !

[Non-Sequitur]

Don' u unstand ingles?

It is in international waters and international airspace. They have every legal right to be there. What part of that do you have problems understanding?