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On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:50:36 -0800, Dude wrote:
>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,
Wait a damn minit. Didn't himbo say climate change was a hoax?
>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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