The C-17s kicked off the exercise with a show-of-force flight over the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston Harbor and then dispersed to sharpen four core capabilities: command-and-control, navigation, tempo, and logistics under fire. More than 20 red- and blue-air F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and McEntire Air National Guard Base, S.C., fought for air superiority while the joint forces leveraged rapid mobility to establish a simulated missile defense system. “We have to fight to get to the fight,” said Col. Robert Lankford, 437th Airlift Wing commander. “This exercise tests our ability to accomplish the mission, while geographically dispersed and with limited communications,” To better define and expand on agile combat employment concepts, aircrews practiced flexible deterrent and response options, like the ability to land in austere environments and quickly accomplish the mission at each location.
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Poor Russians probably laughing so hard they could barely control their planes
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A clear signal that they are all still in the USA, staying well away from the action?
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The clear signal is that a couple light batteries would drop all of them in shirt order. What was the message now?
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Dozens of US Air Force transport planes send clear signal to Russia https://youtu.be/4Bwbhfu83ag
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