Iran violated the ceasefire TWICE — attacking the Singapore-flagged M/V Ever Lovely and the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Kiku near the Strait of Hormuz — and CENTCOM responded with a 90-minute, 10-target strike package using F-35s, F-16 Wild Weasels, and the F-15E Strike Eagle. Iran then fired on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. President Trump responded on Truth Social: “If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist.” Former F-15E combat pilot and Thunderbirds demo pilot Ryan Bodenheimer breaks down the kill chain, the IRGC’s strategic play, and why the sixty-day MOU clock is now the most dangerous countdown in the world.
Welcome! I'm Ryan aka "Max Afterburner" I'm a former F-16 Thunderbird Pilot, F-15E Combat Fighter pilot and Commercial Airline Pilot. Join me as we dive into aviation, military tech and casual geopolitics. Did I mention I'm a pilot?Aircraft Flown: Cessna 172, Cessna 182, Cessna T-37, Northrop T-38C Talon, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, Boeing 737, Airbus A220.While in the USAF I became a subject matter expert on; China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and I share some of my experiences here.
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