Posted on 02/23/2025 1:23:36 AM PST by deks
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired surface-to-air [SAM] missiles at a US F-16 fighter jet over the Red Sea outside of rebel-controlled areas of Yemen in the first attack of its kind. The missile did not hit its target.
U.S. military officials are describing the launch as a significant escalation in the Iran-backed group’s ongoing conflict with Israel’s allies in the war with Gaza.
U.S. military ships are stationed in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait to defend and escort commercial ships in order to protect them from Houthi attacks, which started in earnest after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Bought the missile from Ukraine?
C-130 Gunships visit. The AC-130A Spectre “Ghost Rider” is also known as “Hell in the Sky.
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Correction: the AC-130 Spectre has been retired for decades.
The current version is AC-130J Ghostrider
I’ve got a suggestion for an addition to their patches- FAFO!
Niven’s laws:
Do not throw 💩 at an armed man.
Do not stand next to someone throwing 💩 at an armed man.🤔
one beautiful/deadly airplane...
It’s time to make these people turn into clouds of pink mist.
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It’s just happened...
Unless mode 4 of IFF has been compromised,
Such mistakes should never happen.
I’m surprised they aren’t up to made 5 or 6 by now.
Do not want to be on the receiving end of that for sure !!!
I Love being an American Born Citizen. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to have been born in a 3rd World Country and I don’t like it...
Thank You, God for letting Me be an American.🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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