Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Hyuga and USS Gridley, transit the Philippine Sea
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| PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2022) - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), left, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181), transit the Philippine Sea Jan. 22, 2022. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, Essex and America Amphibious Ready Groups and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Leon Vonguyen) 220122-N-EE352-1822 |
Monday, January 24, 2022
China appears to be ramping up penetrations of Taiwan's airspace.
13 PLA aircrafts (J-16*8, Y-8 ASW, H-6*2 and J-16D*2) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on January 24, 2022. Please check our official website for more information: https://t.co/oAAr89Fx1Z pic.twitter.com/vMRWxQN9Ct
— 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) January 24, 2022
Mali demands Denmark withdraw its Special Forces
So much for winning hearts and minds. I wonder what this is all about. Need Special Ops if you're fighting an active insurgency.
#BREAKING Mali demands Denmark 'immediately' withdraw its special forces: statement pic.twitter.com/evqNv5SWaS
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 24, 2022
F-35 mishap at sea...7 Sailors injured, Pilot ejected...
F-35C accident aboard carrier in South China Sea forces pilot to eject, injures seven sailors:https://t.co/R0Nl2r6VMJ
— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) January 24, 2022
Warning to my readers on the Ukraine crisis...
Just a note of warning to my readers.
When you have as many troops, ships and aircraft operating in relatively close proximity to "threat" forces things can go sideways quick.
Think about it.
All it takes is one glory seeking Company Commander operating on the border to start a fire fight that could escalate.
One fighter pilot digging his fangs into the floor board of his jet and takes a seemingly provocative move by the threat to start a furball.
At sea all it takes is a navigation error mixed with bravado on one or both sides and we could see weapons free.
The moves by NATO nations are in response to Russian actions but they're still riddled with risk.
One mistake. One hot head. One person on either side having a really bad day or suffering an "oh shit" moment could kick this thing off in a way no one is expecting.
France, Spain, Denmark, and the Netherlands deploy additional ships and aircraft to the Baltics and Eastern Europe amid tensions with Russia.
JUST IN - France, Spain, Denmark, and the Netherlands deploy additional ships and aircraft to the Baltics and Eastern Europe amid tensions with Russia.
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 24, 2022
UAE Air Defenses are engaging multiple targets
NOW - United Arab Emirates air defenses engaging multiple targets over Abu Dhabi, explosions reported.pic.twitter.com/ajBttRX202
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 24, 2022
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