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Some stills of the four F-22s arriving in Europe for the first time.

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Hey, they are only 18 months late?? Guess that's what BHO meant by being more flexible?? better late than never? but this is a Biblical Moment? really it is, hope you guys are all praying?
These are THE FOUR Horsemen, "and I saw a pale horse, whose name was DEATH?"
 

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In front of a Polish F-16 bl52 + and a Mig-29A

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LASK AIR BASE, Poland -- Four F-16 Fighting Falcons, two F-22 Raptors and one C-130 Hercules arrived at Łask Air Base, Poland.

The F-16s are from the 480th Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The 480th FS is participating in bilateral training with the Polish Air Force during Aviation Detachment Rotation 15-4 and will be joined by the 606th Air Control Squadron and additional F-16s from the 176th Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, in early September. Approximately 370 Airmen from the three squadrons will be in Poland to support one of the largest Av-Det rotations to date. During the deployment, the F-16s will conduct training focused on maintaining joint readiness while building interoperability capabilities.

The F-22s and approximately 20 supporting Airmen are from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The C-130 aircraft is from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

This forward deployment of the Raptors is part of the inaugural F-22 training deployment to Europe and is funded by the European Reassurance Initiative, which provides support to bolster the security of our NATO Allies and partners in Europe while demonstrating our commitment to regional and global security. The F-22s will remain at Łask for a brief period of time before returning to Spangdahlem to continue their training deployment. These aircraft are not part of Av-Det Rotation 15-4.

The F-22 deployments to Spangdahlem and Łask prove that 5th generation fighters can deploy successfully to European bases and other NATO installations while also affording the chance for familiarization flight training within the European theater.

The reoccurring Av-Det rotations and this F-22 forward deployment are conducted in coordination with our Polish allies and are a demonstration of our continued commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to the enduring peace and stability of the region.

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The 606 ACS is a self-contained mobile combat unit with Airmen covering more than 21 specialties that maintains over $170M worth of equipment including the TPS-75 RADAR, a Priority Level 4 Resource. The unit provides daily command and control to the 52d Fighter Wing's two flying squadrons in addition to the occasional control of NATO AWACS from Geilenkirchen AB and visiting aircraft from around the USAFE Theater

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McCain, Reed Hammer Air Force On LRSB Price Mistakes: KC-46 Raised Too

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“We are deeply concerned about the Defense Department’s recent congressional notification of significant errors in the long-term cost estimates of the Air Force’s
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and Ranking Member Jack Reed say in the first letter.

The second letter — this one only from McCain — takes Boeing and the Air Force to task for the latest cost increase to Boeing’s KC-36 tanker. So far, Boeing has admitted to an increase of $835 million this year. Add last summer’s $425 million and the program is now $1.2 billion behind the eight ball on the fixed price program. And 18 tankers are supposed to be read by August 2017,

The letter notes that the delays and and cost overruns, “are indicative of a program at risk of not meeting its planned delivery milestones. As a result, I am concerned that the recent problems with the tanker modernization program could prevent the Department of Defense from delivering this critical capability to our warfighters as promised and on schedule.”

The letter includes a reference to one of Sen. McCain’s least favorite problems:
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USS-Illinois said:
In August the USS Illinois was moved to dry dock in preparation for its launch on October 10,2016, and should be commissioned in the Spring of 29016.

This will be the 13th Virginia class SSN. The 14th, USS Washington, SSN-787, is expected to be commissioned in the fall of 2016.
 
BMD news (I put one sentence in boldface):
MDA Quietly Revises Projected Ballistic Missile Defense Ship Totals Down from FY 2016 Budget Request
A recent change in how the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) counts ballistic missile defense (BMD) ships lowers projected future totals from what the agency estimated in its Fiscal Year 2016 budget request to Congress, USNI News has learned.

Instead of 48 “BMD capable ships” the MDA estimated the U.S. would have by FY 2020 the force will be instead 39 “BMD deployable ships” — a difference of nine ships.

The change came during a conference between MDA and Navy officials in late June and was made to better align the agency with how the service counts its assets.

Prior to a June change, the MDA had counted a newly BMD capable ship as one that had the necessary hardware to operate but didn’t account for the at least six months of training the Navy crew needed to be qualified to effectively operate the ship.

According to the BMD counts obtained by USNI News, the numbers were aligned up to FY 2015 but began to diverge in FY 2016 and beyond until the 2020 totals.

When asked for additional information on why MDA shifted how it counted BMD ships, the agency provided a brief statement to USNI News and did not elaborate.

“The Missile Defense Agency has aligned BMD ship counting with the Navy methodology,” read the complete MDA statement.

In addition to revising its count for new BMD ships, the MDA and Navy agreed they would remove Ticonderoga-class cruisers from the BMD ship count when they start their modernization availability.

As part of the service’s plan for upgrades, the cruisers will lose their basic BMD capability during the availability.

At least one member of Congress told USNI News the agency’s projections of BMD assets was “misleading.”

“The Missile Defense Agency’s proposal to count a ship as being BMD-capable when it’s crew has yet to receive its needed training defies logic, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, told USNI News in a statement.

Forbes compared the MDA’s methodology to the Navy counting the Ticonderoga-class cruisers it plans to sideline for modernization and leave with a reduced crew as BMD capable.

“Showing ships with untrained crews as BMD-capable is as misleading as including cruisers removed from the fleet for up to four years as contributing to the Navy’s BMD mission,” he said.

The revision in the MDA BMD count comes as the service struggles to effectively modernize its fleet of Aegis-equipped Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyers (DDG-51) to include the in-demand capability. According to the Pentagon, the demand from operational commanders is for about 70 BMD capable ships versus the 33 in the inventory today.

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, USNI News reported the service planned to further reduce the number of BMD upgrades to Flight IIA Arleigh Burke due to budget constraints.
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