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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Aug 18, 2018, 03:55 PM Aug 2018

Laser Beam Attacks Bedevil U.S. Military Pilots in Mideast

WASHINGTON—Hostile forces in the Middle East are targeting American pilots with laser pointers at a growing rate, imperiling aircrews and reflecting a problem more widespread and longstanding than the Pentagon has previously acknowledged.

American pilots operating in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the three most prominent conflict zones for American troops, experienced most of the more than 350 lasing incidents reported over the last seven months by aircrews operating across the Middle East, officials at U.S. Air Forces Central Command in Qatar said.

That is a significant increase from the approximately 400 lasing incidents reported for the region during all of 2017, according to officials, and marks an upswing after a decline in recent years.

Lasing attacks appear to be an easy way for enemy combatants to harass and try to distract military pilots, both in planes and helicopters.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/laser-beam-attacks-bedevil-us-military-pilots-in-mideast/ar-BBM4G0r?li=BBnb7Kz

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Laser Beam Attacks Bedevil U.S. Military Pilots in Mideast (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2018 OP
why would anyone fight back against invaders? nt msongs Aug 2018 #1
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