From: punditster@gmail.com
On 1/9/2026 4:22 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 15:07:25 -0800, Dude wrote:
>
>> On 1/9/2026 2:22 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>> 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 ???
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