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A Max Afterburner video. FWIW, he's an Air Force veteran and one of my favorites.

16:00 video.

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"B-52 Stratofortress bombers with up to 70,000 lbs of weapons including JASSM-ER standoff missiles and JDAMs are ready as Iran rejects the US ceasefire proposal and launches more missiles in the Iran US war – Operation Epic Fury Day 27. Get the latest breaking updates on A-10 strikes in Iraq, Iranian missile attacks on Israel, Trump’s “we negotiate with bombs” rhetoric, MEU & 82nd Airborne deployment, Israel striking IRGC Navy chief, and how American airpower is dominating the conflict."

 
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Perhaps we should let Chi-na fly more things over our country.
Mail them a map showing where everything is/ with the coords.
Kinda like the media girl who asked President Trump when we were sending troops in.
He responded with, what a dumb question; like you would tell your enemies your plans, !Saturday at 3:00pm.
Guy has a sense of humor.
 
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tirwin1 said:
This happened in early March. Why are we just learning about it now?

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Sophisticated drones attacked Louisiana's Barksdale bomber base - Asia Times

Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, in Bossier Parish not far from Shreveport, was attacked by drone swarms during the week of March 9. The attack
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This should be the top story in the nation.
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Illegal drone flightsover that base have been a long time recurring problem and in June of 2025 Airmen had legislators raise awareness of the base being a no drone zone and it was believed they are nuisance hobby drones.

These recent waves were from March 8th to the 15th and ABC decided to publish from the Sheriff's press reports about a week ago. Foreign press, like the referenced source, eventually just were published.
 
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US Marines arrive in theater, Iraqi forces invade Iran, clashes reported .

Hootie and the blow fish join the fight launch missiles against Israel

Israel takes heavy armor losses in Lebanon, over 100 merkava tanks claimed to be destroyed in past week of fighting

Thats all I got right now.

Hezbollah has claimed to have destroyed or damaged between 75 and 100 Israeli Merkava main battle tanks and armored personnel carriers during intensified fighting in southern Lebanon.
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These claims stem from a surge in anti-armor operations along the border and in southern Lebanon reported between roughly March 20–27, 2026, with Hezbollah referring to the intensity of the losses as a "Merkava massacre".
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Key Details of the Claims (March 2026):
  • Intensity: Hezbollah reported dozens of successful hits over a 48-hour period, with claims often exceeding 20 tanks targeted per day in areas such as Taybeh, Debel, and Deir Siryan.
  • Weaponry: The attacks are reportedly carried out using advanced anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), including Russian-made Kornets and Iranian-supplied Almas missiles, the latter of which are guided and capable of top-attack modes.
  • Tactics: Reports indicate Hezbollah is using coordinated, multi-directional missile fire aimed at overwhelming the Trophy active protection systems (APS) on the Merkava tanks.
  • Context: These claims follow the resumption of heavy ground clashes in southern
 
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Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi was struck destroying several US kc 130 tankers damaging others

an Iranian missile and drone strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia damaged five U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers (not KC-130s), according to reports. The aircraft were parked on the ground, and while reports originally stated damage, officials later noted they were repairable. No fatalities occurred during this specific base strike, say sources.
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Key Details of the Incident:
  • Target: Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia (Al Kharj), which hosts key U.S. logistical operations.
  • Assets Hit: Reports confirm 5 U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers were damaged on the ground during an Iranian strike.

 
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Between the 150 Billion dollars and the high tech drone Obama gave Iran, they seem to be able to be a nasty little thorn in the side of the world in general and the USA specifically. Thanks Obi you piece of shit. Sure are a lot of people in this country working against us. In and out of government, inside and outside our boarders.
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BREAKING: According to this satellite image taken by Landsat 8/9, it appears that, in addition to the KC-135R Stratotankers of the U.S. Air Force, at least one or two E-3G Sentry AWACS has also been destroyed in the ballistic missile strike carried out by the IRGC Aerospace Force at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on March 27, 2026. In fact, it appears that, the primary target of the IRGCASF was the E-3Gs of the USAF parked there, not the KC-135Rs. However, they also managed to destroy several KC-135Rs. What makes this even more personal for me is that I had previously met and photographed those E-3G Sentry AWACS aircraft weeks before start of this war for my book on Op. Epic Fury.



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Summary​

  • Houthis enter the war: Houthis launch their first missile barrage on Israel since Operation Epic Fury. Red Sea shipping could once again be under direct threat.
  • Serious US casualties in Saudi base assault: Iran fired six ballistic missiles and 29 drones at Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan air base in a Friday attack that wounded at least 15 troops: AP. Late-night strike targeted Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (for third time of war).
  • Gulf states under sustained fire, casualties mount: Six wounded in missile strike on Abu Dhabi; Bahrain intercepts waves of missiles and drones near the United States Fifth Fleet base; Kuwait reports damage to Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port and Shuwaikh Port.
  • US expending billions on Operation Epic Fury: "Battle damage and replacement of losses over the first three weeks of the war likely costs roughly $1.4 billion to $2.9 billion": WSJ.


"The injured troops were inside a building on the base that was struck in the attack, the officials said," the report continues. "The attack also damaged multiple U.S. refueling aircraft. At least one missile struck the base, as well as several unmanned aerial vehicles, according to two of the officials." This marks the second significant strike on the same base. The aircraft hit was a KC-135 air refueling aircraft, which reportedly caught fire.

The mass casualty incident has raised ongoing questions of troop exposure and Pentagon preparedness for Iran's response:
 
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Israeli Military Chief Warns Army Nearing Internal Collapse As Netanyahu Pushes Service Extensions​


FRIDAY, MAR 27, 2026 - 09:50 PM
In a surprising announcement splashed all over Israeli media front pages, especially given the ongoing censorship regimen related to the Iran war, Israel's military chief has sounded the alarm over a severe manpower crisis in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has warned the "IDF is going to collapse in on itself" during a security cabinet meeting this week, according to Times of Israel and others. This as Israeli forces are now fighting on multiple fronts: there's the major war against Iran, as well as the 'northern front' against Hezbollah in Lebanon and amid IAF airstrikes on Beirut, and Israeli forces are still operating in Gaza.


"I am raising 10 red flags in front of you," Gen. Zamir warned the country's civilian leadership, citing intensifying operational demands across all the fronts.

"Right now, the IDF needs a conscription law, a reserve duty law, and a law to extend mandatory service," he laid out, per local media sources. "Before long, the IDF will not be ready for its routine missions and the reserve system will not last."

So this appears a major push to immediately get more personnel into active service, over and above the standard required 32-months of mandatory service (and women serve 24 months).

This is also in line with fresh Netanyahu efforts at expanding the size of the armed forces and increasing retention:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the government plans to extend mandatory military service as the army grapples with a deepening personnel shortage, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported Thursday.
Netanyahu made the remarks during a security cabinet meeting in response to Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, who warned that the army could “collapse” if the crisis is not addressed.
He said the government would move to revise conscription laws and extend service periods after the Jewish Passover holiday.
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Already due to years of fighting in Gaza against Hamas, the IDF was said to be reaching exhaustion among its ranks, with last fall The Wall Street Journal reporting that:

"The Israeli military is beginning to draw down the number of its reservists serving in Gaza and other arenas, in a sign that it is reducing the intensity of fighting after two years of war and as the U.S.-brokered cease-fire holds."
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Currently, the warring sides - especially Iran and Israel - appear to be settling in for a long war even as Washington is said to be seeking to cobble together a ceasefire deal in search of an offramp.

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Trump said in a public speech, that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is kissing his ass.

"He didn’t think he would be kissing my ass, he really didn’t. And now he has to be nice to me. He better be nice to me”

That will not go over well. It's funny though.

 
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"The USS George H.W. Bush carrier has departed Virginia and is heading to the Middle East to assist the US and Israel in the Iranian conflict. This raises the amount of aircraft carriers in the region to three. The USS Abraham Lincoln remains deployed in the Middle East supporting US operations, while the USS Gerald R. Ford is in Crete undergoing repairs."


7:00 minutes of flight deck operations.


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