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Russian planes fly over U.S. naval ships
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| 20/ 03/ 2009
Posted on 03/20/2009 8:03:19 AM PDT by pobeda1945
Two Russian planes flew within 500 feet of U.S. Navy ships participating in military drills with South Korea, military officials said.
After trying unsuccessfully to contact the pilots, U.S. fighter jets met up with the Russian planes and flew with them until they left the area, CNN reported.
One incident occurred Monday, when Russian Ilyushin IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft flew over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis while it was in international waters in the Sea of Japan. The Russian aircraft flew within 500 feet of the carrier, which was lower than other Russian flyovers in the past year, military officials said.
On Tuesday, two Russian long-range bombers overflew the Stennis and the USS Blue Ridge several times at about 2,000 feet, U.S. military officials told CNN.
Military officials said U.S. aircraft tried contacting the Russian planes on international air frequency radio channels on both days but the Russian pilots didn't respond.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: military; nobigdeal; russia; russianmilitary; us; usnavy
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To: pobeda1945
The cold war is back on Thanks to the Poser and hoser in the White House
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:04:45 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: pobeda1945
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:06:21 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Are we there yet?)
To: pobeda1945
The USN should introduce them to Mr. Sidewinder.
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:06:37 AM PDT
by
wny
To: pobeda1945
There was a time getting within eyeshot of a US carrier at sea was a big deal.
Presumably 500 ft overflights by possibly hostile aircraft are no big deal now.
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:08:02 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: pobeda1945
"Mr. Gorbachev...Rebuild that wall!" TOTUS
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:08:54 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli now reads "Oil the gun..eat the cannolis.")
To: pobeda1945
Russia is our good friend now that it has been reformed.
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:09:43 AM PDT
by
IbJensen
("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money."Thatcher)
To: Don Corleone
TOTUS.....I still get a chuckle out of that one
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:10:18 AM PDT
by
lakertaker
(Libertarian Party since 1998)
To: pobeda1945
Great time for a few initiation predator flights by the kitchen staff.
Be a shame if a predator collided with a bear.
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:10:22 AM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(To save our nation a Strongly Worded e-mail may be in order.)
To: pobeda1945
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:10:30 AM PDT
by
mylife
( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: pobeda1945
Hey, that looks like a P-3 Orion.
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:10:37 AM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: pobeda1945
That a MAD boom on the back?
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:10:46 AM PDT
by
meandog
(The only "Bush" sounding surname worth a damn belongs to NASCAR's Kurt&Kyle Busch--not GEORGE!)
To: pobeda1945
Obama sends message to Iran...
Russia sends message to Obama!
To: pobeda1945
Testing ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... Testing ...
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:10:49 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(American Revolution II -- overdue)
To: pobeda1945
We allowed them to get within 500 feet? Uh, why?
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:11:52 AM PDT
by
FourPeas
(I am the pink flamingo on the great lawn of life.)
To: pobeda1945
What the hell? Where was the CAP? Does the Navy even do CAP anymore?
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:13:58 AM PDT
by
Future Snake Eater
("Get out of the boat and walk on the water with us!”--Sen. Joe Biden)
Comment #17 Removed by Moderator
To: meandog
Yes - that’s a MAD boom.
This is no big deal - we routinely “rigged” merchant ships as well as Soviet Naval ships (and subs, when we caught them on the surface) in the 70’s and 78’s.
Once a Krivak shot a flare across our nose, saying “Go Away”. We made another pass from further away just to show we could, and then went on to the next contact.
- Mike
USN P-3B/C Aircrew
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:15:53 AM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Impeach Obama for Incompetence!)
To: grobdriver
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:16:40 AM PDT
by
grobdriver
(Impeach Obama for Incompetence!)
To: skeeter
There was a time getting within eyeshot of a US carrier at sea was a big deal. Presumably 500 ft overflights by possibly hostile aircraft are no big deal now.
Until one mega-million dollar carrier is sunk with all it planes, not to mention thousands of sailors.
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posted on
03/20/2009 8:16:41 AM PDT
by
RonboTex
(Get off my lawn!!!!!!!!)
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