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August 13, 2016
It's probably nothing...
It’s an extraordinary show of force in the Pacific region, because for the first time ever, America has based all three heavy bomber types on the island at once. Deborah Lee James, the Air Force secretary, described the deployments as providing a “valuable opportunity for our bomber crews to integrate and train together, as well as with our allies and partners through the region in a variety of missions.”
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Three models of bombers. Not to mention fighters (I think I saw pictures of F-15s, F-16s, F-22s there), plus probably C-5 and C-17 transports, and a smattering of helicopters. That's gotta be one heck of a maintenance and logistics nightmare.
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at August 13, 2016 10:57 AM
An obozo play of farce. Most likely unarmed unsupported logistically and a nice target on a single base. And to be proper, a woman Sec. of the AF.
Posted by: Terry at August 13, 2016 11:26 AM
Let's put all our planes on one tiny island in the middle of the pacific. Does anyone else see a flaw in this plan?
JWM
Posted by: John M at August 13, 2016 2:36 PM
Sounds like the orders given just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. Get the planes together so it's easier to guard them from saboteurs.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at August 14, 2016 5:50 AM
Seems like more fey posturing from the perfumed princes and princesses of various genders that run our DoD today.
Since they must know the Usurper will thank them effusively if they take out all those assets at once, the only thing left is deniability. Deniability can be had using subs with short-range cruise missiles.
With all those assets on the ground, where are the sub-hunters? They better be flying round the clock, a whole bunch of them, the reason they don't show up in the photos.
The serious question is, are they?
Posted by: John A. Fleming at August 14, 2016 2:14 PM
The sub hunters are busy becoming razor blades as fast as they can. Their crews are now experiencing the joys of $11.50/hr work.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at August 15, 2016 3:31 AM