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2014-07-02 Iraq
All Iranian Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes have just deployed to Iraq
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Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-07-02 14:33|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Frogfoot!? Have they properly conducted a cultural offensive sensitivity impact study on this name?

(seriously, how did this name happen? Best I've heard is, other than starting with F(ighter), that the US was mostly efn with the Soviets)
Posted by swksvolFF 2014-07-02 15:16||   2014-07-02 15:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe a reference to the 'Boot of Oppression' on France?
Posted by Glaviling Barnsmell5947 2014-07-02 15:45||   2014-07-02 15:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Designation given by the Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC.)

I believe it was a British-derived name.
Posted by Pappy 2014-07-02 18:16||   2014-07-02 18:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Somebody has a sense of humor when it comes to NATO codenames .
Posted by Snavise Cholurt4299 2014-07-02 18:29||   2014-07-02 18:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Never could figure out how to put a link let alone a pic.

http://www.airpics.net/photo/9013-Sukhoi-Su-25K-Czech-Air-Force/5611/L
Tail art shows a frog smashing a tank.
Posted by Snavise Cholurt4299 2014-07-02 18:31||   2014-07-02 18:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Flagon, Fitter, Fencer, ..now Frogfoot. Yeah I guess it fits
Posted by Rex Mundi 2014-07-02 18:57||   2014-07-02 18:57|| Front Page Top

#7 The Korean War era MIG-15 was the Fagot
Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-07-02 20:38||   2014-07-02 20:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Somebody has a sense of humor when it comes to NATO code names.

State dept diplomatic plates as well:

FC "F'ing Commies" - old Soviet Union
DC "D*mn Commies" - Cuba
DM "D*mn Muslims" - Iran
FM "F'ing Muslims"; probably still applicable - Libya

Least that is how I remember them. :-)
Posted by Squinty 2014-07-02 21:38||   2014-07-02 21:38|| Front Page Top

#9 OK so the Frogfeets are there; when do the Bombcats arrive?
(That would be a really, really, really sweet target of opportunity to remove the F-14s from the Iranians if a tragic ramp accident were to occur.....)
Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-07-02 22:54||   2014-07-02 22:54|| Front Page Top

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