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#EUCOM is central to this mission, as it coordinates #military operations in the Mediterranean. At the same time, its forces must remain ready for any Russian incursion into territory protected by the #NATO military alliance. #Russia also poses a ballistic missile threat to the United States, with missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
@Nonilex good? That's fine? The israel part, not the rest of the shortages. We're up shit creek without a paddle though.
@Nonilex That's good 😊
@Nonilex Luckily, in our increasingly hyperreal world, reality still matters. Missile math is missile math.
The top #US General in #Europe privately warned the #Pentagon this week that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting #Israel from incoming ballistic missiles, ofcls said, illustrating how the ongoing #Iran #war has imposed constraints on the #military.
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, head of US EUCOM, sent written notification to senior Pentagon ofcls saying that without another Navy destroyer he will be forced to choose defense of the US “homeland” over that of Israel, said the ofcls….
How long after the “cable” (lol) was he fired.
@Nonilex Good. Let him lose all his destroyers, then the United South American and Canadian Forces can take over and fix everything.
…The warning comes at a tenuous moment in the 5-month #Iran #war, as near-daily attacks resumed following the collapse of peace talks…& the operation’s intensity has drained #US supplies of key defensive weapons. The #Navy has been particularly taxed, as the #Trump admin has directed a blockade of Iran ports in response to Tehran’s closure of the #StraitOfHormuz. The standoff has stymied movement of Middle Eastern #oil & other commodities through the narrow waterway, upending the global #economy
#US naval destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have been employed as a part of Israel’s defense for many years. The vessels, equipped with powerful radar & armed with an array of missiles, have downed missiles aimed at #Israel not only by #Iran, but by #Houthi militants in #Yemen that are equipped by Tehran.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
#EUCOM is central to this mission, as it coordinates #military operations in the Mediterranean. At the same time, its forces must remain ready for any Russian incursion into territory protected by the #NATO military alliance. #Russia also poses a ballistic missile threat to the United States, with missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
The #Navy has 5 destroyers that deploy from a #US port in Rota, Spain, with a 6th expected to arrive there later this year, #Pentagon officials have said. But maintenance issues have piled up due to the #Iran #war’s tempo, complicating matters for Grynkewich, officials said. WaPo withheld specific details about the ships’ availability at the request of #military officials, who cited security concerns.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics
As reported in May, #Pentagon assessments conducted earlier in the #war showed that #US forces have shouldered the brunt of defending #Israel from #Iran ballistic missiles. The assessments found that American weapons, including the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and naval interceptors launched from the eastern Mediterranean, were used far more frequently than Israeli air defense weapons.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
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