for some perspective on the size...

Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn

Actually if the Norwegians F-35 squadron wasn’t training in the US right now and if it had an internal cargo carrier it would have been far faster. With twice as much fuel and not external stores creating drag it could have gone supersonic and flown at a comfortable Mach 1.3 instead of Mach .9 the Viper with tanks can…

OK, well, I perform professional genealogical and statistical research on American casualties in the European theater of WWII — as a side job to the actual book I am writing about Operation Torch.

Is just annoying stereotype that shows off American ignorance

The Portsmouth Sinfonia is great. To join, you had to have never played your instrument before, but promise to give it your best.

You’re absolutely one of the dumber Putin-bots we’ve had. That takes real effort. Congrats friend.

You do realize, sir, that this planet has happily killed 99% of all life on it several times over that history. And usually in situations eerily similar to this particular one. Allow me to spin a story if you will. The details are an amalgam of things I’ve learned and picked up over the years... and while the dates…

you misconstrue what i said, then put words in my mouth

About half of the remaining bases no longer exist. Admit it, your clever map is really not very clever.

Russian naval aviation? Is the destroyer supposed to wait around while Russia tows its carrier into position?

so if a Nato or an american aircraft buzzes the tower its awesome ! fun and games! not dangerous.(plenty of videos to support this is going on) but then russia does it. its borderline act of war?

Spending billions of what?

The US Navy provides freedom of navigation patrols, protects shipping lanes, anti-piracy operations, and enforces international maritime law.

I can only imagine the outrage that the Russian state media could gin up with footage of US planes doing the same flybys to Russian ships. The Russkies are f&&&in’ dicks, man.

Like this...

My grandfather parachuted into France in 44 and doesn’t hold any ill will towards Germany. So what’s your fucking point. What happened is in the past and if these relationships allow for better baseball then I’m all for it.

Show them pictures like these and see if their heads explode.

Why would you design something to break into pieces, especially a composite structure - assuming you did not need to?

SR-71 in a box.