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2016-09-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

CV Kuznetsov deploys to the Mediterrainian

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Posted by badanov 2016-09-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Appears the Russians have it under control. Might be a good time for us to bring it on home and let the party continue without us for once.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-09-22 04:31|| 2016-09-22 04:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Apparently the deployment had been delayed due to a lack of carrier-qualified pilots.

Posted by Pappy 2016-09-22 10:36|| 2016-09-22 10:36|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll bet night qualifications are double-extra thrilling on Him.

Posted by Shipman 2016-09-22 11:40|| 2016-09-22 11:40|| Front Page Top

#4 ...and a lack of a sea-going tug...

Posted by Steve White 2016-09-22 11:46|| 2016-09-22 11:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Pappy, maybe the French can help with that. They've got experience.

Posted by AlanC 2016-09-22 13:14|| 2016-09-22 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 And can lend them the tug from the De Gaulle.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-09-22 13:36|| 2016-09-22 13:36|| Front Page Top

#7 With the world against them and now a soviet carrier fleet offshore, I wonder why we aren't hearing more from Israel.
Maybe they are head down in prep.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-09-22 14:19|| 2016-09-22 14:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Pappy, maybe the French can help with that. They've got experience.

If it wasn't for the fact that aircraft are expensive and limited in quantity, the Russians would do on-the-job-training instead.

Posted by Pappy 2016-09-22 15:06|| 2016-09-22 15:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Carrier cold Pappy.

Posted by Shipman 2016-09-22 15:21|| 2016-09-22 15:21|| Front Page Top

#10 I wonder why we aren't hearing more from Israel.

I get the impression the Russians and Israelis have some sort of understanding.

Posted by SteveS 2016-09-22 15:45|| 2016-09-22 15:45|| Front Page Top

#11 Israel and Russia seem to be working

Posted by Tarzan Slailet2796 2016-09-22 19:38|| 2016-09-22 19:38|| Front Page Top

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