U.S. Navy Just Sent A Fresh Aircraft Carrier to Re-Enforce the Naval Blockade On Iran. CENTCOM also just publicly called out a wave of false reporting about the crew of USS Abraham Lincoln — and answered it with numbers: 84.4% reenlistment, 260+ days at sea, 10,000 aircraft flights, 1.5 million pounds of ordnance expended, and no service members lost aboard the carrier. In the same week, USS George Washington — the U.S. Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier — left Vietnam, crossed the Singapore Strait and was confirmed in the Strait of Malacca on course for the Middle East to relieve her.
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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