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2025-02-21 Southeast Asia

Massive WWII B-29 Bomber Base Fully Reclaimed For Future Pacific Fight

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top
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#1
A good PR show of force.
But Remote Island Land Base Bombers are easily tracked targets.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-02-21 04:19|| 2025-02-21 04:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Who came up with this idea?

How did it get past the Biden administration?

How much effort and time was wasted just on the pronoun and other 'woke' stuff?

Seriously, I think the people whp came up with this idea of rehabbing and expanding the base and got it done are worth keeping, maybe even promoting.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-02-21 07:08|| 2025-02-21 07:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Who knows what's under the surface of Tinian?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-02-21 10:43|| 2025-02-21 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Wouldn't that be something, if this was a political exile post, and everyone who were sent there got together and were the competent go getters and were like, hey, since we're here, let's rebuild this thing.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-02-21 10:45|| 2025-02-21 10:45|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 - Not too much or it might tip over!

/Hank Johnson (D-Idiot)

Posted by Frank G 2025-02-21 10:59|| 2025-02-21 10:59|| Front Page Top

#6 This sounds like a Trump era decision per the article it was made in 2020 or prior.

for background reporting:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/22/asia/us-air-force-pacific-tinian-island-airfield-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

Posted by jefe101 2025-02-21 11:17|| 2025-02-21 11:17|| Front Page Top

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