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| The Grand Turk |
| U.S. sends six jets, 300 personnel to Turkey base in Islamic State fight |
| 2015-08-10 |
| [REUTERS] The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on Sunday, the U.S. military said, after Ankara agreed last month to allow American planes to launch air strikes against 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.... snuffies from there. The Pentagon said in a statement the "small detachment" is from the 31st Fighter Wing based at Aviano Air Base, Italia. Support equipment was also sent but no details were provided. "The United States and Turkey, as members of the 60-plus nation coalition, are committed to the fight against ISIL in the pursuit of peace and stability in the region," the statement said, using an acronym for Islamic State. The ability to fly manned bombing raids out of Incirlik, a major base used by both U.S. and Turkish forces, against targets in nearby Syria could be a big advantage. Such flights have had to fly mainly from the Gulf. Turkey's decision last month to allow use of the base follows longtime reluctance by Ankara to become engaged in the fight against Islamist turbans. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Big deal! So that 90% of the flights can come back without having expended any ordinance? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2015-08-10 19:03 |