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| US fighter jets sent to help protect Turkish airspace: Pentagon | |
| 2015-11-12 | |
Six F-15C Eagle jet fighters, which were designed to perform air-to-air duties, arrived at the Incirlik base in the southern province of Adana on Nov. 6, after the Turkish government requested them to secure the illusory sovereignty of its airspace, Cook told news hounds on Nov. 10. He added that these six aircraft were part of a total of 12 F-15C Eagle jet fighters that would be sent to ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... . Stating that the request had come on the heels of the incursions the U.S. saw by Russia, Cook said the fulfillment of the request by the U.S. reflected "both our commitment to ensure the safety of our NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and organization.... ally and our commitment to degrade and ultimately defeat the [Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and the Levant] in Iraq and Syria." Cook said the U.S. Air Force would also soon deploy F-15E Strike Eagle jets, known for their high capability in ground attacks, to the Incirlik base as part of the U.S.-led coalition's effort to combat ISIL. He did not share the number of the jet fighters or when they would be deployed. "Beyond air operations, we continue our dialogue with Turkey to evaluate options on the most effective means of countering ISIL, including along its borders in a manner that supports Turkey's security and regional stability," Cook said. The U.S. presence in Turkey includes U.S. personnel recovery assets and manned and remotely piloted aircraft already conducting counter-ISIL missions from Incirlik, Cook said. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 ..or are these just more 'hostages' while the Turks clean up the Kurds? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-11-12 10:13 |
| #1 ISIS has an air force? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-11-12 10:12 |