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And none of them went north to Texas because the Soviets were afraid of friendly-fire incidents. They actually checked the aircraft to compare with the ex-VNAF examples the North Vietnamese gave them after Saigon fell, and found little or no differences.

U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in 1986, two years before her near loss and being declared CTL.

Nice shot. Naval History and Heritage Center, right?

OOC: Nope: Facebook.

EASTERN EXPRESS wasn't just Central Asia and the Far East: Miss Buffy and her SAC Vark partners, along with their RAF cousins, also struck targets in the European USSR, with the Chernobyl Raid being the most famous. Three D model Buffs at RAF Brize Norton in early 1987, taxiing out for takeoff. Note no external weapons carried, Which means they each have eighty Mark-82s internally loaded.

U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61) on a bombardment run off Cuba, January, 1990. This was part of the preparation for the planned invasion of Cuba set for late March, but Fidel's finally giving in to the Armistice put BUCCANEER FURY into History's "What-if" category.

Good morning, Fidel.

We shall begin with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture performed in 16”50cal…

A VF-31 Tomcatters F-14D taxis into position for launch aboard the Theodore Roosevelt during the Baja War.

Does this look familiar, Poohbah? A USMC UAZ-469...

Wolfman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:23 pm Does this look familiar, Poohbah? A USMC UAZ-469...

We tactically acquired quite a few of those.

Drove 'em like we stole 'em, and left 'em on the side of many a road when they got tired of the abuse and broke down...

Poohbah wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:41 pm

Wolfman wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:23 pm Does this look familiar, Poohbah? A USMC UAZ-469...

We tactically acquired quite a few of those.

Drove 'em like we stole 'em, and left 'em on the side of many a road when they got tired of the abuse and broke down...

Saves on keeping maintenance stocks.

After the Armistice, a Soviet Foxtrot-class SS east of the Bahamas heads home on the surface as per the Armistice Terms. VF-32 TARPS, 16 Oct 89:

Nice shot.

SAC Vark: an FB-111 on a training flight out of Pease AFB, NH, in early 1986. Some believe this was a training flight for the Chernobyl Raid later that Spring...

Homeward bound:USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) with CVW-3, returning home to Norfolk after the Castro Regime accepted the Armistice Terms and the formal blockade of Cuba was lifted, March, 1990:

Nice shot.

3rd Armored Division in Northern Sonora on the first day of the Baja War, 1 Jan 2010: To quote a CNN reporter with the Division, "It was War of the Worlds in the desert, and we were the Martians."

Unlike the Martians, the US won in the end.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 10:52 am Unlike the Martians, the US won in the end.

We were Martians with up to date shot records.