tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post3686215675611988965..comments2024-01-12T18:59:05.080+00:00Comments on Defence With A "C": Just some links for nowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-30850698261652150872013-04-19T16:44:49.387+01:002013-04-19T16:44:49.387+01:00You know it's bad when the US is feeling the p...You know it's bad when the US is feeling the pain! I think part of the problem is because they've protected so many areas of spending that it means the axe has to fall hard on the remaining areas. Sound familiar?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-21915286955424669142013-04-18T22:42:16.581+01:002013-04-18T22:42:16.581+01:00"Sounds like famous last words."
Spike ..."Sounds like famous last words."<br /><br />Spike Milligan's tomb stone: "I told you I was ill."<br /><br />There's alot of it about. The cousins have had to cancel the next scheduled Red Flag exercise, with possibly more to follow:<br /><br />http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/air-force-cancels-red-flag-exercises-at-eielson-air-force/article_d91cacd2-9723-11e2-93d7-0019bb30f31a.html WiseApenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-42027957413162702672013-04-17T18:31:21.952+01:002013-04-17T18:31:21.952+01:00Sounds like famous last words. Sounds like famous last words. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-12068780655472421652013-04-17T09:56:42.122+01:002013-04-17T09:56:42.122+01:00No two per year. One now and one in late October. ...No two per year. One now and one in late October. There used to be one in teh summer as well in the "good old days".<br /><br />What are missing now are the open ocean exercises NATO used to do, Ocean Safari et al. Used to be tied into wider exercises like the annual cold weather training in Norway IIRC. <br /><br />Bit of a gap now, although apparently there is no open ocean threat any more, so no need.....Not a Boffinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-27617595671308799032013-04-16T19:25:07.549+01:002013-04-16T19:25:07.549+01:00@ NaB,
Sounds perfect. Shame we're short of c...@ NaB,<br /><br />Sounds perfect. Shame we're short of cash really :(<br /><br />I thought JW was a once a year job?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-71375269552128372472013-04-16T17:39:34.956+01:002013-04-16T17:39:34.956+01:00We're probably doing as much of it as we can t...We're probably doing as much of it as we can these days. JW takes place twice a year - it used to be three times a year - out of Faslane, Rosyth before that. The OpOrder used to be two inches thick, just listing participants, procedures and serials.<br /><br />Used to be a very good way for the various NATO countries to get involved and not just on the naval side. I've watched Dutch and Norwegian F16 come in at bridgetop height during the ADEX phases. Some stunning phots resulted!<br /><br />Not a Boffinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-15204129826048499162013-04-16T12:32:42.197+01:002013-04-16T12:32:42.197+01:00Will get even more impressive in the future when Q...Will get even more impressive in the future when Queen Lizzy finally gets into the water.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-66875251923070976362013-04-16T10:30:48.941+01:002013-04-16T10:30:48.941+01:00Spotted this on UK Armed Forces Commentary's t...Spotted this on UK Armed Forces Commentary's twitter feed, listing all ships involved in this year's JW exercise (at least I think that's all).<br /><br />Impressive force<br />http://www.seawaves.com/portvisits.aspAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842821211611848108noreply@blogger.com