From: punditster@gmail.com
On 1/7/2026 11:07 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:21:39 -0800, Dude wrote:
>
>> On 1/7/2026 9:01 AM, Tara wrote:
>>> On Jan 6, 2026 at 9:25:53?PM EST, "Julian" wrote:
>>>
>>>> American military aircraft have been amassing in Britain as President
>>>> Trump threatens strikes and annexations across the globe.
>>>>
>>>> A fleet of at least 14 C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft and two
>>>> heavily armed AC-130J Ghostrider gunships have landed at three RAF bases
>>>> in Suffolk and Gloucestershire since Saturday.
>>>>
>>>> The Globemasters are rumoured to have been carrying at least five MH-60M
>>>> Black Hawk helicopters and one MH-47G Chinook, which are used for
>>>> special forces operations. The helicopters have been spotted in British
>>>> hangars, according to unconfirmed reports.
>>>>
>>>> American activity in the UK appears to be in preparation for further
>>>> operations, but no details have been provided in official channels.
>>>>
>>>> Most of the Globemasters touched down at RAF Fairford in
>>>> Gloucestershire, but several also landed in RAF Mildenhall and RAF
>>>> Lakenheath in Suffolk.
>>>>
>>>> Fairford is considered the main air bridge from the US into Europe, and
>>>> flight data has shown several of the Globemasters moving on to Ramstein
>>>> in Germany. An American KC-135R Stratotanker military aerial refuelling
>>>> plane also landed in Mildenhall on Tuesday after flying in from the US.
>>>>
>>>> Tensions have been building in the Middle East as the Iranian regime
>>>> violently suppresses protests across the country. Three days ago, Trump
>>>> warned that the US would hit Iran “hard” if the regime’s forces
killed
>>>> demonstrators.
>>>>
>>>> “America will come to their rescue … We are locked and loaded and
ready
>>>> to go”, he wrote on social media, making the prospect of American and
>>>> Israeli strikes increasingly likely. The death toll among demonstrators
>>>> has since climbed to 35 people, according to Iranian activists.
>>>>
>>>> Since the Venezuela attack, Trump has made more threats to annex
>>>> Greenland, which he has long argued should come under American control
>>>> to bolster the security of the western hemisphere. He has refused to
>>>> rule out using military force to occupy the island, prompting the
>>>> leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark to
>>>> issue a joint statement on Tuesday urging his administration to stop
>>>> making threats.
>>>>
>>>> There is also speculation that US forces mayuse Britain as a platform
>>>> from which to raid a sanctioned oil tanker that is being tracked from
>>>> Venezuela and heading north of UK waters. British aircraft and those of
>>>> other Nato allies are monitoring the vessel, which has hastily changed
>>>> its flag to Russia’s in an apparent attempt to prevent seizure by the
US.
>>>>
>>>> The Globemaster, one of the world’s largest transport aircraft, and the
>>>> smaller but more powerful Ghostrider, could potentially be used together
>>>> in a covert US operation overseas. Troops can parachute from
>>>> Globemasters into combat. The 174ft transporters are powered by turbofan
>>>> engines and can carry an array of vehicles with a payload capacity
>>>> exceeding 150,000lb.
>>>>
>>>> Ghostriders are armed with a 30mm Bushmaster cannon, 105mm howitzer and
>>>> Hellfire missiles, and can lay down a devastating weight of fire on
targets.
>>>>
>>>> Some of these aircraft took off from bases in Georgia and Kentucky,
>>>> which are home to the US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation
>>>> Regiment, among other units. The elite unit, better known as the Night
>>>> Stalkers, operates a range of special forces helicopters and specialises
>>>> in flying units into combat at night. The unit played a pivotal role in
>>>> the mission to seize Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and extract them
>>>> to the US.
>>>>
>>>> It is also possible that the aircraft could be used to increase special
>>>> forces operations against Islamic State in Syria after a wave of strikes
>>>> by European forces, including Britain, over the last few days.
>>>>
>>>> The Ministry of Defence said it would not comment on the “on the
>>>> operational activity of other nations”.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Charlie Parker
>>>
>>> Of some interest, maybe..
>>>
>>> There are no U.S military bases in Canada. There are approx 150 U.S.
millitary
>>> personel in Canada, spread among some Canadian Bases. There are 27 canadian
>>> military bases across Canada.
>>>
>>> The UK has approx 10,000 U.S. military personel and 13 U.S. bases on uk
soil.
>>>
>>> There is one u.s. base in Greenland with approx 150 personel. - Four more
u.s.
>>> bases are projected.
>>>
>>>
>>> And in the world:
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_deployments
>>>
>> Thanks to Julian and Tara for posting interesting information. Good work!
>>
>> Canada and Greenland are the first line of defense against Russian and
>> Chinese aggression. We have NORAD working to ensure the security of the
>> whole continent.
>
> Wrong side of the world. Wouldn't alaska be that line of defense?
> Besides which, no such consideration overrules the right of
> greenlanders to decide who their pals are. They decide denmark and
> nato. Hands off.
>
Greenland and Denmark are allies of the US.
Both countries are members of the NATO military alliance. A 1951 treaty
gave the US a significant role in Greenland's defense
>
>> NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, is a joint
>> U.S.-Canadian organization for North America, detecting and defending
>> against threats like missiles, aircraft, and space vehicles.
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