From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid
On 1/7/2026 2:40 PM, dart200 wrote:
> On 1/7/26 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?
>
> considering looking at a globe one of these days, noah 🤣🤣🤣
Helpful map for Noah:
https://1stalaskatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2000px-Arc
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