[QUOTE]Two Russian Tu-95 bomber aircraft circle Guam on Feb. 12. The aircraft are capable of carrying nuclear cruise missiles.
The two bomber aircraft were followed by two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft from Andersen Air Force Base, according to Air Force Capt. Kim Bender, a spokeswoman for the Pacific Air Force in Hawaii. She said the jets “scrambled and responded to the aircraft.”
“The Tu-95s were intercepted and left the area in a northbound direction. No further actions occurred,” she said. Bender said no other details would be released “for operational security reasons.”
According to one military official, the Russian Bear bombers remained in international airspace, the encounter between the U.S. and Russian aircraft “stayed professional” and there was no incident. The official said it’s impossible to determine whether the Russian bombers carried any nuclear weapons.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]On Feb. 12, two Russian Tu-95 bomber aircraft circled Guam. Two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft, operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, scrambled and responded to the aircraft. The Tu-95s were intercepted and left the area in a northbound direction. No further actions occurred.
The F-15s were participating in an annual exercise, Cope North, on Andersen AFB. The F-15s are stationed at the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan.
For operational security reasons, specific details on this event cannot be released.
PACOM forces are postured to ensure air warning and control over Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. interests in the Pacific area of responsibility. PACOM maintains fighters on alert to respond quickly to any potential air threats within the Pacific area of operations. [/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130216/NEWS01/130216006[/url]
Is Guampdn a reliable source? I'm skeptical because it is a Gannet company and I don't trust birds.
For a moment I thought the article was about bears swimming in circles around the island.
[QUOTE=TehAgentGuy;39616184]For a moment I thought the article was about bears swimming in circles around the island.[/QUOTE]
I thought the exact same thing, but pictured them walking on water.
[QUOTE=TehAgentGuy;39616184]For a moment I thought the article was about bears swimming in circles around the island.[/QUOTE]
It is certainly one hell of a sensationalist headline.
Also, how the hell do they get so far from Russia :v:. Kinda far.
Russia does this shit all the time. They like to see how far they can go before provoking a response.
This is especially weird because 1. They buzzed Guam 2. They did it while Obama was giving the SOTU.
Straight out of the Cold War playbook.
Russia, the cold war ended over 20 years ago, fuck off. I know it hasn't happened yet, but eventually, either side is going to slip when playing "TEE HEE PUSH THE AIRSPACE BUTTON"
[QUOTE=Zambies!;39616904]Russia, the cold war ended over 20 years ago, fuck off. I know it hasn't happened yet, but eventually, either side is going to slip when playing "TEE HEE PUSH THE AIRSPACE BUTTON"[/QUOTE]
Is this a joke? Stuff like this has been happening for as long as long range bombers have existed.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;39616904]Russia, the cold war ended over 20 years ago, fuck off. I know it hasn't happened yet, but eventually, either side is going to slip when playing "TEE HEE PUSH THE AIRSPACE BUTTON"[/QUOTE]
The USA has battle plans for a war with just about every country on Earth. Russia's version of this is just testing the water of possible enemies' territories to see if they could actually drop nukes or other weapons if they needed to. Compared to the military obsession that the US still has - an arms race with nobody - I think the Russians can do this all they like.
It's also good practice for the interceptor pilots. Better that if they ever need to do a real interception, they've done something similar before in a real situation. So no bombs dropped = everybody wins.
The Russians do this all the time. They frequently cause our Scottish RAF bases to scramble their jets whenever they loiter in UK airspace too.
Have you heard of a little thing called [I]knocking[/I], Russia?
Russia does this allll the fucking time.
Although it's a bit odd, considering they do it with European countries ,and not pacific Islands.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;39616904]Russia, the cold war ended over 20 years ago, fuck off. I know it hasn't happened yet, but eventually, either side is going to slip when playing "TEE HEE PUSH THE AIRSPACE BUTTON"[/QUOTE]
Please, be quiet.
Let's not forget all the times we here in sweden has been visited by russian subs.
I'm sick of Russia intruding into US airspace, I'm just a mad about that. They don't need to run exercises like that, especially considering they have much better things to do than terrorize Hagåtña.
[QUOTE=Zambies!;39624028]I'm sick of Russia intruding into US airspace, I'm just a mad about that. They don't need to run exercises like that, especially considering they have much better things to do than terrorize Hagåtña.[/QUOTE]
You are in no way effected and they didn't even intrude Us airspace. I think you are just insane.
[QUOTE=laserguided;39624550]You are in no way effected and they didn't even intrude Us airspace. [b]I think you are just insane.[/b][/QUOTE]
I'm going to withdraw and say that you are right. I'm insane. I have bi-polar disorder. This under any other circumstance would make me really damn mad, but I won't fly off the handle like a cunt. You are the biggest, patronizing jerk the Sensationalist Headlines has. Do you know why? Because you believe you are superior. When sitting at the computer with your trusty en.wikipedia.org at your side, you can counter anyone's argument simply by saying "oh, you're wrong, this isn't how you discuss, this is why Iran does X and so on and so forth. Google is the way forward, did you hear how Putin did Y over Z far better than the US?" This type of condescending behavior is also common in people with something called narcissistic personality disorder. So, if you did have that disorder, would we be insane?
Now, before you create a rebuttal, I know that's not you. In reality, you probably have a very complex life, with friends, parents, relationships, and the like. However, I only know you as "laserguided that dude from the sensationalist headlines". We don't know each other on a personal level, hell I don't think I've ever encountered you outside of here and an ARMA thread. Don't call me insane for my actions in the SH, call me insane for what I do in real life. I'll admit I'm not the most mentally stable, not by a long shot. But please don't call me insane for my actions in this tiny little sub-forum in the sea of webpages.
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;39616500]Also, how the hell do they get so far from Russia :v:. Kinda far.[/QUOTE]
It's only about 2,000-3,000 miles to Russia from Guam. These bombers were designed as long distance bombers so that's not a problem for them.
bear is the TU-95's NATO reporting name, so I guess it's not as sensationalist
It's a different world now, from the Cold War era. Now days bombers are the least of any country's problems. We'd unleash a virus that disables dashcams and then where would the Russians be? Crying into their borscht, that's where.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;39627018]It's a different world now, from the Cold War era. Now days bombers are the least of any country's problems. We'd unleash a virus that disables dashcams and then where would the Russians be? Crying into their borscht, that's where.[/QUOTE]
careful now, if there is one thing russia has in abundance is hackers :v: , imagine russians flooding american sites with videos of goatse and dicks.
bears look p. badass
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Tupolev_Tu-95_Marina.jpg[/img]
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