From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/9/2026 9:23 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   > 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-   
   > Arctic_circle.svg_.png   
   >   
   Apparently, its importance stems from climate change opening the region,   
   shifting global trade, and increasing military interest from rivals,   
   making it a vital area for U.S. deterrence and sovereignty.   
      
   The Arctic Circle is crucial to U.S. national security. Clearly, we need   
   increased military presence, for defense of North American approaches.   
      
   Think strategic location. Short air/sea routes to Asia: the Polar Silk Road.   
      
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