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re: Military forces going back to 24 hour alert status???
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:20 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:20 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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Somebody help me out, but aren't all planes technically in a "ready-to-fly posture" at all times?
Kinda sorta. But when aircraft are put on Alert status they are dedicated to a possible combat mission. So all the "other" aircraft are usually used to keep our pilots trained and proficient for combat operations. So these training missions do not have live munitions loaded on them, whereas the alert aircraft will be loaded with live munitions and ready to fly a combat mission when called upon.
This post was edited on 10/23/17 at 8:21 am
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Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:21 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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Somebody help me out, but aren't all planes technically in a "ready-to-fly posture" at all times?
Not really; some are more ready than others as in they're fully loaded with armaments while most aren't.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:27 am to Wtodd
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Defense officials denied to Fox News that bombers were ordered to go on 24-hour alert, but Gen. David Goldfein told Defense One it could happen.
We have not moved to Alert status, but we are planning for the possibility according to the Chief of staff of the Air Force.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:28 am to CajunTiger78
I gotcha.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:32 am to CajunTiger78
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We have not moved to Alert status
Alert birds (bombers with nukes) are SOP.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:35 am to Wtodd
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Alert birds (bombers with nukes) are SOP
What are you trying to say here? Alert birds can be a multitude of combat and combat support aircraft. Not sure what SOP is...
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:38 am to CajunTiger78
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What are you trying to say here?
I was talking about bombers only, not every aircraft in inventory
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Not sure what SOP is...
Standard Operating Procedures
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:41 am to TigerFanInSouthland
quote:Loaded with nuclear tipped missiles?
Somebody help me out, but aren't all planes technically in a "ready-to-fly posture" at all times?
No.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 8:47 am to Wtodd
got ya
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:41 am to LongueCarabine
Sure sounds like lots of extra work and hassle for the work-horses of the military -- the enlisted ranks.
We salute them.
We salute them.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 9:44 am to LongueCarabine
In my opinion they should always be on 24 hour alert status.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 10:07 am to Ingloriousbastard
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Military forces going back to 24 hour alert status??? by IngloriousbastardIn my opinion they should always be on 24 hour alert status.
We practice generating aircraft for no-notice deployments or Global Response Force tasking's on a regular basis. If need be we can get our aircraft up and running fairly quickly. Putting aircraft on alert status just ensures we have dedicated assets ready to go "now" if needed. Our bases in South Korea practice generating war-ready aircraft VERY often.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 10:41 am to CajunTiger78
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:30 am to LongueCarabine
I seen a lot of A-10s flying over Estonia 2 months ago. My Finnish friends had never seen that before even though they go to Estonia about once every 2 or 3 months. It's really nice to see our military flying again.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 11:45 am to CajunTiger78
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What are you trying to say here?
He's talking about nuclear triad stuff.
Back in the day, we had a number of silos in a short response readiness condition, as well as actually airborne BUFFs and boomers on station. The point was to deter/respond to either a preemptive first strike of the other side (Commies) or a decapitation strike.
Because of the sensitive handling of nuclear weapons, this is kind of a big deal.
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:02 pm to Ace Midnight
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Because of the sensitive handling of nuclear weapons, this is kind of a big deal.
But only when the nukes are flown across the continental US by accident
My first assignment as at a SAC base....loved it and the alert birds....BUFFs and 135s......yeah I'm old
Posted on 10/23/17 at 5:40 pm to Wtodd
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24 hour alert status
SOP for the past 60+ years.
THIS
IS
NOT
NEW
Either you're being deliberately obtuse or you just don't know what you're talking about.
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