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Forum: Military Aviation

15th Nov 2023, 12:39

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Here it comes: Syria

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Posted By Lonewolf_50

Just like the good old days in the 00's ......

Just like the good old days in the 00's ... almost makes me nostalgic. Almost. :p Same stuff, different day.

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Nov 2023, 23:26

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

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Posted By Lonewolf_50

The fun continues in Syria. Various Iranian...

The fun continues in Syria. Various Iranian proxies are getting some iron raindrops delivered.
From ABC news.

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Oct 2023, 15:17

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

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Posted By Lonewolf_50

Appears the Turks did not take too kindly to...

Appears the Turks did not take too kindly to that.
Turkey Escalates Syria Airstrikes After US Downs Its Drone - Bloomberg...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Aug 2023, 17:28

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

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Posted By Lonewolf_50

And there was a recent Israeli hit on an airport...

And there was a recent Israeli hit on an airport as well.
Iran warns Israel that it will face retaliation for its airstrike on Syria | AP News...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Jul 2023, 20:53

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

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Posted By Lonewolf_50

It would appear that "HH-47G" was not spelled...

It would appear that "HH-47G" was not spelled correctly. Oops.

In other news, USAF F-22's heading back to Syria. The Russians and Americans are giving each other a hard time over issues in Syrian...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jun 2023, 20:31

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

HH-60G Chinook down in Syria. 22 personnel, no...

HH-60G Chinook down in Syria.
22 personnel, no fatalities reported, some flown to Landstuhl after the crash.
Reported to have been "shortly after takeoff"
Also from the various reports, takeoff...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Nov 2022, 18:11

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Turks have launched air strikes into Syria and...

Turks have launched air strikes into Syria and Northern Iraq, with the usual target - Kurds- as their object...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jul 2022, 21:46

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Here it comes: Syria

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Posted By Lonewolf_50

Heard this on the radio Friday morning, have seen...

Heard this on the radio Friday morning, have seen very little coverage since.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-israeli-jets-conduct-rare-daytime-airstrike-on-southern-coast/
Israeli jets...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Apr 2022, 15:09

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Here it comes: Syria

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Posted By Lonewolf_50

While pushed off of the front page, there are...

While pushed off of the front page, there are still things going on in Syria (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2022/04/15/us-military-changes-explanation-of-attack-on-base-in-syria/)...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Aug 2020, 18:06

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

\ Procedural separation is no guarantee of...

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Procedural separation is no guarantee of collision avoidance.
Friend of mine died in one such collision in 1991 off of the coast of San Diego (https://www.vpnavy.com/vp50mem_04dec98.html).

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jun 2020, 12:40

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Looks like the Russians are back in business, air...

Looks like the Russians are back in business, air strike in Syria. ...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Mar 2020, 14:12

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

WWW: FWIW: the US and the Chinese have been...

WWW: FWIW: the US and the Chinese have been working on and developing practical drone swarm concepts for at least five years (and likely for a lot longer than that).
That the Turks are developing...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Feb 2020, 20:52

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

For ORAC: will be interesting to hear the Syrian...

For ORAC: will be interesting to hear the Syrian side of that story, if it ever gets told.

In other news: first commercial flight out of Aleppo in 8 years. (I guess that's good news?) ...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Feb 2020, 21:33

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Don't be confused; there isn't any. ;)

Don't be confused; there isn't any. ;)

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Oct 2019, 18:19

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Under the theory that in a representative...

Under the theory that in a representative democracy/republic, wherein there is popular suffrage, the people get the government that they deserve ... well, that would be fitting.
Your last sentence...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Mar 2019, 21:07

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Abraham, is it your position that it was 'cock...

Abraham, is it your position that it was 'cock up, not conspiracy' and if so, what are you talking about?
What post from what page are you responding to?

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Feb 2019, 18:58

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

The truth is the first casualty in war....

The truth is the first casualty in war. Information and its flow is a weapon.
There is nothing new under the sun.

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Dec 2018, 03:29

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Well :mad:! Secretary Mattis, General...

Well :mad:!

Secretary Mattis, General Mattis, thanks from the heart for your best efforts at doing what was hard to do and working for someone very hard to work for, and apparently impossible to...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Oct 2018, 19:13

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

How do we get the great unwashed of the UN GA to...

How do we get the great unwashed of the UN GA to make appeals for the Kurds with the same vigor that they do for certain residents of the West Bank?
Why do the Kurds not have an advocate? Who did...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Oct 2018, 17:44

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Two items that I bolded. 1. I am sad to see...

Two items that I bolded.
1. I am sad to see that people coming back/reducing the foot print seems a low ball bet.
2. Undermining Assad strikes me as a pointless exercise, but the brake on Iran is...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th May 2018, 15:54

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

The first four paragraphs are coherent. The rest...

The first four paragraphs are coherent. The rest is... speculation? Give it 48 hours and see, maybe?

The comments under this video are about what one would expect. But I liked this one.

Forum: Military Aviation

18th May 2018, 17:55

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Yeah. Interesting declaration by Mr Putin...

Yeah.
Interesting declaration by Mr Putin today: he's asserting that all foreign troops will leave Syria. ...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th May 2018, 15:36

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Glad to see the post putting the human face on...

Glad to see the post putting the human face on someone trying to do their job. Lt Colonel Ayham Habib (whether you like the current Syrian regime or not) and his crew were doing their best to deal...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th May 2018, 20:56

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

E@TheSultan: uh, no. The Iranians have made no...

E@TheSultan: uh, no. The Iranians have made no secret about their presence in Syria.
False flag? No.
A bloody mess? Yeah.
Chance to get messier? Oh, hell yeah.
@TEEEJ: thanks for that video.

Forum: Military Aviation

10th May 2018, 13:27

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

It's not as though the Israelis didn't see this coming ...

If I may respond to the "spokesman's" assertion about not seeking escalation, I'll offer that in the last few weeks, the Israelis have lobbed a few rounds into Syria at (reported) Iranian...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Apr 2018, 13:19

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

It can perform either role (tactical bomber or...

It can perform either role (tactical bomber or strategic bomber) though noting JTO's point on START is worthwhile. You may find it interesting that for a while, B-1's were tasked with close air...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Apr 2018, 15:21

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

I seem to recall that in about 2002, a few vocal...

I seem to recall that in about 2002, a few vocal opponents of going into Iraq argued that the actual strategic problem for the US in the Persian Gulf area was Iran, and that taking down Iraq would...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Apr 2018, 14:45

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Hmm, borrowing best practices? I think the...

Hmm, borrowing best practices? I think the Iranian military guys have been watching the US military's use of drones, which our Air Force (among others) can't stop talking about.

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Apr 2018, 03:28

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Do they have a need to know? Explain why, or why...

Do they have a need to know? Explain why, or why not, if you please.

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Apr 2018, 20:23

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Good point. The IADS was able to use as much...

Good point. The IADS was able to use as much radar (area and local) as needed without being shut down. (But did they know that ahead of time? I have no idea). If things like HARM had been used...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Apr 2018, 20:20

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

They know how to spell fcuk, and firetruck, so...

They know how to spell fcuk, and firetruck, so why does that surprise you? :hmm:

That was actually a stupid question by that journo, lars. One might as well ask "do birds crap on your car?" The...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Apr 2018, 04:01

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

@GlobalNav: I don't see him getting a second...

@GlobalNav: I don't see him getting a second term. His own party is getting weary of his act ... and I'll suggest that they are fully aware that he isn't of their party and never was. He is of the...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Mar 2018, 21:20

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Buster, can you please take that to JB? There is...

Buster, can you please take that to JB? There is a thread on that topic there. This thread is about Syria, mostly.

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Feb 2018, 18:59

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

ORAC: Hmmm, an interesting look at the IADS...

ORAC:
Hmmm, an interesting look at the IADS in place.

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Feb 2018, 14:34

Replies: 2,582

Here it comes: Syria

Views: 647,484

Posted By Lonewolf_50

Yeah, those nukes still being in Turkey strikes...

Yeah, those nukes still being in Turkey strikes me as a crap idea for over 20 years. NATO retired a bunch of it's nuke plans in the 90's after the wall came down, and a lot of the tactical nukes...

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