B1-B bombers have arrived at Prince Sultan AB Saudi Arabia (Update: First F-22's in the Kingdom also -- and F15E's to UAE)

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#UPDATE: USAF B-1B Lancer strategic bombers arrive at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia- via @USAFCENT

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I can't watch the video because my connection sucks but this could be something to keep an eye on.We don't fly B1-Bs around the world and land them willy nilly.These birds usually stay in the air until it's time to come home.They could be there as a show of force which is likely or they could be there for ops that are about to kick off.

It's Iran.


Yup, show of force.

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US deploys stealth F-22 Raptors at Saudi Prince Sultan air base - DEBKAfile

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Washington moved forward with its plan to ramp up its military force in Saudi Arabia with the arrival this week of stealth F-22 Raptors at the Prince Sultan Air Base 80km south of Riyadh. This is the first time that those aircraft have been deployed to the oil kingdom

And here we go...

Yup

full of a fresh load of kids snatched by cps

I'm sure there was still room for nukes.

Someone ask Trump, “If we have such a large and powerful military, why don’t we use it?”

This is a nice show of force, however we should be putting it to good use especially given all the Iranian provocations in the region this year.

Oh, it may be more than a show.


We may be getting ready for the big dance.


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Witch gulf?

Persian

You know..."the Gulf".

Why would b-1's and f-22's be deployed? What's the significance of this? I'm just curious and would like to hear your theory..

B1's -- nuke capable stealth bombers

F22's -- stealth fighters (escorts?)

Interesting..

If they sent the B1 then their not taking it serious. Now if the B52 are put out then shit is about to go down. The B1 is a flying turd

Any idea of the quantity?

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25 OCT: USAF B1s MYTEE11 & MYTEE12 departed Ellsworth - Persian Gulf mission then to Prince Sultan AB

USAF moves Raptors to Saudi Arabia | Jane's 360

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Hint, hint, hint.

Thread: USS Abraham Lincoln will extend their 7-month deployment in the Middle East

How many f-22's has the US have left? Didn't only 200 get built and loads got wrecked by a storm?

Number built 195 (8 test and 187 operational aircraft)[

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F-22 After the Storm: Tyndall’s Raptors Ride Out Hurricane Michael



The F-22 Raptor continues to dominate the skies, unmatched by any adversary. In October 2018, the sky itself threatened to damage or destroy the sizable F-22 fleet stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, during Hurricane Michael.

Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm, struck the Florida panhandle and left a path of destruction in its wake. Lives, businesses, infrastructure and communities were impacted, including Tyndall. Michael was one of the largest hurricanes to ever hit the United States, and the biggest storm to impact Florida since Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 storm, in 1992.

At the time Tyndall was home to 55 F-22s ‒ approximately 30 percent of the U.S. Air Force’s Raptor fleet ‒ operated by 43rd Fighter Squadron, a training unit, and the 95th Fighter Squadron, a combat-coded squadron.

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Staff Sgt. Brandon Liptrot, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, sweeps dust off an aircraft at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 18, 2018. Approximately 40 crew chiefs and avionics specialists travelled down to assist with getting the F-22s flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
Michael Totals Tyndall

While most of Tyndall’s F-22s departed to other bases before the hurricane hit, 17 Raptors were left to ride out the storm. The remaining Raptors were either undergoing planned maintenance or could not be safely launched on very short-notice.

Thankfully, all 11,000 personnel and family members were also safely evacuated before the storm hit. U.S. Air Force leaders rightly prioritized, above all else, the safety of those under their command.

Tyndall’s flightline was decimated. Large roof sections were ripped from aircraft hangars and several buildings completely collapsed as sustained winds of up to 155 mph pummeled the base. Hurricane Michael damaged 95 percent of the buildings at Tyndall.

“It’s just a mess. I’ve seen several hurricane results, and this is probably the worst one I’ve ever seen from a facility and environmental perspective,” said Brett Haswell, director of F-22/F-16 Field and Depot Operations.

“The facilities are in really bad shape,” he added, noting that about 70 percent of the buildings would need to be bulldozed. “Some things are up and running. Some [departments] are using deployable tents as operating facilities.”

Raptors Rise from the Ashes

Despite the extensive damage Hurricane Michael caused at Tyndall, the F-22s at the base rode out the storm relatively unscathed.


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Yeah well they didn't mak'em to look at lolZ

Anton Chekhov:

"Remove everything that has no relevance to the story. If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there."


"One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off. It's wrong to make promises you don't mean to keep."



"If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there."

Let me guess. They destroyed all the tooling, so that restarting the production is incredibly expensive?