Can we start requiring an entrance exam to ATS? Its getting tiring to deal with all these killtown,alex jones etc followers who do not have the first
clue as to how things work.....
Originally posted by Swampfox46_1999
reply to post by GoldenFleece
it means that they are able to DEPLOY overseas quickly, NOT maintain a ready alert
However, the term "combat ready" does not mean "available to launch within minutes" on an emergency intercept. It's a more general term than that. For example, the 180th Fighter Wing page tells us that:
"The mission of the 112th Fighter Squadron is to provide combat ready aircrews capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 24 hours of notification". Source
The Air National Guard exclusively performs the air sovereignty mission in the continental United States, and those units fall under the control of the 1st Air Force based at Tyndall. The Guard maintains seven alert sites with 14 fighters and pilots on call around the clock. Besides Homestead, alert birds also sit armed and ready at Tyndall; Langley AFB, Va.; Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass.; Portland International Airport, Ore.; March ARB, Calif.; and Ellington Field, Texas
Originally posted by GoldenFleece
reply to post by Swampfox46_1999
OK, whatever you say.
No ready-alert fighters at the home of Air Force One...
Originally posted by Boone 870
reply to post by GoldenFleece
Swamp was referring to (I believe) the external quote you posted without a link. That incident happened August 9, 2002 which occurred after September 11, 2001.
There is a difference between being combat ready and being on 15 minute NORAD alert.
His alternative was "to hit it--cut the wing off with my wing. If I played it right, I'd be able to bail out. One hand on the stick and one hand on the ejection handle, trying to ram my airplane into the aft side of the [airliner's] wing," he said. "And do it skillfully enough to save the pink body . . . but understanding that it might not go as planned. It was a tough nut; we had no other ordnance."