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Venezuela
- Thread starter Griz882
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FBI Tactical Helicopter Unit…
My main concern is for when whoever convinced Trump that this was the correct course of action, falls out of favor with him. Like the first time he got tough on Iran by following John Bolton's advice......and then he booted Bolton and abandoned that course of action. I might have been in the CSG that experienced that churn. It is concerning because none of these ideas were his (he listened to his advisors), and while I don't disagree with the ideas themselves, nothing is worse than a half-executed plan. The ramifications of abandoning this one before it reaches a logical conclusion are large, IMO. To include supercharging Chicom or Russian involvement in Venezuela to a greater extent than might have naturally occurred otherwise. Which I assume was the primary goal of this intervention in the first place......to end that involvement once and for all.
Shack. People of Venezuela aside, this is the real problem for US national security.
Speaking of Iran…
A large tactical formation flying on goggles at low light level with no moon at or below 100ft into an air defense system of a hostile country? There are lots to downplay in the hyperbole of WSJ or other reporting, but that’s not it. Maybe they missed some details but the operation is indeed impressive.
What the hell?! That picture reminds me of being in elementary school, seeing an educator’s diagram of the female anatomy for the first time. Things just aren’t where I thought they were supposed to be…
Deal of the Century was peak '80s comedy.What the hell?! That picture reminds me of being in elementary school, seeing an educator’s diagram of the female anatomy for the first time. Things just aren’t where I thought they were supposed to be…
Add to that the geography. The city rises from sea level to 3500 feet rather quickly.
I’d guess DEA Air Wing given his escorts were DEA. Or New York Field Office FBI assets.
As others have mentioned THU flies UH-60Ms in black and OD green, as well as Bell 429s. Last I heard a few gold wingers in that club.
Proof that mission planning tools are critical enablers to success. There is a reason you didn’t see somebody balling up a secret aircraft because we had bad performance planning tools.
I still find it amazing that a decade plus after that, the funky helo isn’t more known.
Your search was better than mine. Couldn't find a pic. Now we can talk about drones.
U.S. notably launched strike on Venezuela under full moonlight
NBC News' Courtney Kube breaks down some of the interesting details of the U.S. strike on Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro.
www.nbcnews.com