Posted on 04/28/2010 4:49:30 PM PDT by boughtwithaprice
An Iranian navy plane that approached a U.S. aircraft carrier last week was flying as low as 300 feet as it neared the USS Eisenhower, U.S. military officials said Wednesday.
The incident, first reported by CNN on Tuesday, came as Iran was beginning a series of military exercises last week meant to show off their military prowess.
The Eisenhower was on duty in the Gulf of Oman in the northern Arabian Sea, in support of the Afghanistan war efforts, when the Iranian maritime patrol aircraft flew within 1,000 yards of the vessel, according to military officials.
While the encounter was not threatening, it was unusual. U.S. navy ships have regularly encountered Iranian aircraft in the Persian Gulf in recent years, but this encounter took place in the Gulf of Oman, in an area where Iranian jets are seen much less frequently, several Navy officials said.
The officials declined to be identified, citing the extremely sensitive nature of any U.S. military interaction with Iranian forces.
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Has obama surrendered yet!!!
This reminds me of that Chinese sub that came up in the middle of the Pacific fleet.
It seems obvious that they are testing our resolve, and taking note of our reluctance to respond.
How is it “not threatening” to let what amounts to an enemy jet get within a thousand years of an aircraft carrier?
If I was that pilot, I think I’d be a little stressed out about those orders. His instrument panel must have told him he was all lit up.
Yes, this is silly. The only way these planes would attack is if the pilots had a death wish. Yes, I know some of these people are crazy, but most of them are not that crazy.
Ping.
Iranian navy plane flies near USS Eisenhower in Gulf of Oman, radios to female crewmen to stop causing earthquakes or else!
ping
“Everybody” knew the plane was there, everyone. I am sure the Captain had this under control and everything on that side of the carrier pointed at the Iranian plane. He doesn’t need bimbo Bambi to tell him when he may and may not he can shoot. They probe and we don’t let them see what we would do. It’s an old game.
He's consulting with the French. In the meantime he is voting a loud "Present".
Possible reasong:
They want to get a closer look in preparation for attacking.
They want to provoke war.
They want to provoke nuclear war.
They want to taunt the U.S.
They want to try to convince Muslims they don’t suffer from a short man complex.
Of course this is surrender the Combat Watch Officer should have lit off the CIWS when this thing got that close. What type of ROE does OBAMA have the military following? Is there orders that they have to take a hit first before retaliation? Remember the USS Stark, Rmember the USS Cole.... What is wrong with my country?
Hello but an Iranian Mig can carry and anti-ship missile that would close the 1000 yard gap quicker then the CIC could lock on to it. This is a dangerous game Obama has our Sailors as guinea pigs and sitting ducks....
Typical liberal think.... Millions of our people must die before they will act thats why they hated George W. Bush so much he acted on Iraq before it could have launched an Al-Qaida type attack on America. George W. Bush saved countless thousands of American lives.
No kidding. I hope he was wearing Depends, in case his command told him “We want you to make a threatening maneuver for Allah.”
The Russians also have been buzzing over our fleets, and going under them with subs...
Would and did. How much time have you spent at sea on a carrier?
I was gonna say the same thing. No ones afraid of te US Navy anymore cause they know we won’t do anything. Russians and Iranians are toying with our carrier groups. The Chinese can “force down” one of our planes with no consequence. We are the paper tiger. Sad.....
Does anyone else think this Kenyan is going to get a lot of us killed?
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