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USAF bombers departed Andersen AFB, Guam heading NW direction. North Korea? (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Jan 2018
OP
Not good. Keep us posted if you find out anything else. Trying to instigate something? n/t
woodsprite
Jan 2018
#2
How would anyone know they are headed to NK? We have military in South Korea where
SweetieD
Jan 2018
#4
Yes, we have Air Force Bases in South Korea. And in other Far East locations. nt
Irish_Dem
Jan 2018
#10
MineralMan
(146,284 posts)1. Most likely a training mission and demonstration
of our air power. That's been happening fairly frequently lately.
woodsprite
(11,910 posts)2. Not good. Keep us posted if you find out anything else. Trying to instigate something? n/t
Takket
(21,552 posts)3. Military exercise?
SweetieD
(1,660 posts)4. How would anyone know they are headed to NK? We have military in South Korea where
they could be going.
Irish_Dem
(46,880 posts)10. Yes, we have Air Force Bases in South Korea. And in other Far East locations. nt
hack89
(39,171 posts)5. They would not be squawking IFF if it was a surprise attack.
they want to be tracked as a message to NK.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,919 posts)6. Bingo
Training or saber rattling. If this were legit, nobody would know till the explosions.
RKP5637
(67,102 posts)7. Wait, I though Kim was now Trump's long lost soul mate! n/t
hack89
(39,171 posts)9. They certainly appear to share the same hairdresser. nt
RKP5637
(67,102 posts)11. Yeah, tRump just likes his lighter and the long look. Kim likes that pulled back up cut look and dark
hair.
Irish_Dem
(46,880 posts)8. KC 135s are so neat to watch in action. They refuel bombers in mid-air.
During the Viet Nam war my dad flew KCs for awhile, then flew huge cargo planes.
I could never really figure out how these guys could re-fuel up in the air.
Looked really dicey to me.
Submariner
(12,503 posts)12. The racist coward-in-chief needs to keep North Korea
on the front burner because he is going to preemptively attack them in the run up to the 2018 mid terms.
Once the Olympic torch is extinguished, look for Donnie Two Scoops to escalate the situation.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)13. Are they B-52's!
Those planes kick ass!