Posted on 03/09/2014 2:42:05 PM PDT by markomalley
The United States is sending a dozen F-16 fighter jets to Poland as a part of a training exercise, amid continuing tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the Polish defence ministry said on Sunday.
Three hundred US service personnel will also be sent to Poland as part of the exercise. The deployment will be completed by Thursday.
Chuck Hagel, the US Secretary of State for Defence, and his Polish counterpart Tomasz Siemoniak agreed the deployment during a phone call, according to a statement from the Polish ministry.
"The unit will be composed of 12 F-16 planes and will transport 300 soldiers," defence ministry spokesman Jacek Sonta told AFP.
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If Putin makes me upset, he...he...he will find out...
My comment to the 12 F16s in Poland...? I think, a minute of silence is all I can think of on the spur of the moment.
Shipwreck supersonic cruise missiles and a few Kilo class subs will keep our carrier groups at bay.
They will most likely be piloted by the new Peter Pan armed forces we now have.
The cross dressing freakshow???
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