OT: US bombs Great Barrier Reef???

[William]

Sort of...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/21/us-bombs-great-barrier-reef/2572225/







William

[rustychisel]

You guys still using the Harrier? USMC?

Don't you know the UK pensioned all their's off?

[firerescuefin]

F-35 VTOL variants are slowly replacing them

[Jaq]

You guys still using the Harrier? USMC?

Don't you know the UK pensioned all their's off?

USMC. Doing so much with so little for so long, they can do anything with nothing forever.

[oldpotatoe]

F-35 VTOL variants are slowly replacing them

Not quite yet. The development of the F-35 has been 'interesting', to say the least. The training squadrons for the 3 US models are in place but none of the actual jets have made it to the fleet yet, for the USN and USMC..As for the USAF, who cares, they lost their mission when the USSR went away.

Yep-I'm a

-Retired USN Fighter Guy

USAF-flare to land, squat to pee-

As for the UK Harriers, more than a few made it to the USMC....

[Bruce K]

You've got to read the story a little more carefully

Practice and/or disabled bombs, just off the reef in a deep trench, emergency jettison procedures due to aborted training mission, low fuel, and standard safety procedures.

Not necessarily the ideal situation but they didn't really bomb anything. More like littering.:rolleyes:

BK

[William]

That was the "sort of..." part.;)






William

[Bruce K]

I know you got it .....;)

BK

[mister]

lol
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