James Stout
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They have their own air power.
They have helicopters.
Obviously, they come on a boat.
They can move quite quickly.
They have the Marines who are capable of doing infantry stuff.
So it makes sense that this would be what they would send.
Talking of US forces in the region, a US KC-135 aircraft crashed over Iraq last week.
This is not a combat aircraft, right?
It's not a fighter bomber.
But to my knowledge, the only way out of these planes is bailing.
and all six crew members on board are confirmed to have died.
The United States, CENTCOM says, has flown over 6,000 sorties since OEF began.
OEF is Operation Epic Fury.
Yeah, it's great because Operation Enduring Freedom had the same acronym, and I'm sure that's not a mistake.
But yeah, this is Operation Epic Fury.
It's a very high tempo, right?
And it's a very crowded airspace.
The 6,000 sorties.
Yeah, that's a lot.