bmac32 Loc: West Florida

By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon

Russian strategic nuclear bombers conducted at least 16 incursions into northwestern U.S. air defense identification zones over the past 10 days, an unusually sharp increase in aerial penetrations, according to U.S. defense officials.

The numerous flight encounters by Tu-95 Russian Bear H bombers prompted the scrambling of U.S. jet fighters on several occasions, and come amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine. Also, during one bomber incursion near Alaska, a Russian intelligence-gathering jet was detected along with the bombers.

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dennisimoto Loc: Washington State (West)

The Russian "Bear" bomber has been flying for many, many years and the pilots & crews are 'iron men' (and probably some women as well) indeed. While riding the USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) in the mid-Atlantic we were advised to go out on the flight deck to watch a Bear fly overhead. We were told that the plane had left Russia about 12 hours earlier, had had to refuel at least twice already and would not get home for the better part of another full day. All this to take pictures which satellites give them today. Not sure what they actually "got" as at least one F-14 "TOMCAT" was under their camera pod at all times but it was a game that both sides played for a long time.

Oh yes. And they are as nuclear capable as our B-52's are.

karpenter Loc: Headin' Fer Da Hills !!

We're In The Middle Of A Very Hot War Right Now
We Just Haven't Fully Realized It Yet, Because It's 'Over There'
We Are Being Lead By An Incompetent Bungler - That H**es America
Surrounded By Even More Blithering Incompetents, And Babbling Academics - That H**es America
Covered By An Info Network That H**es That It Is WRONG About EVERYTHING - That H**es America

Is It Any Surprise That More Americans Are Expatriating Than Ever Before ??
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/08/07/many-americans-renounce-citizenship-hitting-new-record/

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

The Bear is their B-52 only turbo prop, two props per engine, chain driven, one prop clock wise the other counter clock wise. Biggest b***h I ever heard about them was not much heat inside, crews dressed like they were going to the Arctic.

bmac32 Loc: West Florida

We're in the middle of both and I like cold wars compared to hot.