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- US Air Force F-35 crashes during ‘routine’ training flight in Florida, 2nd loss for base in several days
A US Air Force F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft was lost during a training mission in Florida. The incident comes just days after another military jet crashed near the same airbase. - US quietly recalls ALL B-52 bombers from Guam just DAYS after staging ‘show of force’All five nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers departed their forward base on the Pacific island of Guam just days after taking part in an ‘elephant walk’ show of force. The US Air Force says it wants to be more unpredictable.
- US boasts of intercepting 2 Russian military planes on routine training flight far off AlaskaThe US Air Force has reported intercepting two Russian scout planes that entered its “defense identification zone” off Alaska. Moscow says it was a training flight and the planes came nowhere near US airspace.
- US bringing missile defense systems to Iraq in bid to protect troops against 'potential Iranian attack' – CENTCOMPulling out the ‘Iran threat’ card, the head of the US Central Command has announced that Washington is in the process of installing “air defense systems” and “ballistic missile defense systems" in Iraq.
- Saudis ‘intercept missiles fired from Yemen’ as Pompeo tours kingdom with ‘Iranian threat’ show & promotes US air defenses (VIDEO)Several ballistic missiles fired from the direction of Yemen were allegedly intercepted by Saudi Arabia’s air defenses, as the US secretary of state travels the country talking up the “Iranian threat” and the might of US weapons.
- US stops all weapon deliveries to Iraq, citing security concerns – Air Force spokesmanAll US deliveries of weapons and ammunition to Iraqi security forces have been suspended, amid rising tensions over the US presence in Iraq following the drone assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.
- 'Reckless escalation' or 'No more Benghazis'? Dems jeer & GOP cheers as Trump points finger at Tehran after Baghdad embassy attackA major partisan divide has formed around President Trump’s handling of the situation in Iraq, with several Democrats blasting recent US airstrikes and troop deployments, and some in the GOP lining up to voice support.
- ‘Strikes successful, other options discussed’: Esper & Pompeo brief Trump on ‘anti-Iran’ raids in Iraq & SyriaTop national security advisers told President Donald Trump that the air raids against Shiite militias in Iraq and Syria were a total success – and briefed him on ‘other’ ways to punish Iran for the alleged attacks on US interests.
- ‘All Clear’ given after White House, Capitol Hill placed on lockdown due to ‘unresponsive aircraft’The White House was placed on lockdown and Capitol Hill evacuated as US Air Force jets scrambled to intercept an ‘unresponsive aircraft’ in the DC area. The all-clear was given roughly 30 minutes later, as no plane was found.
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