24 C-17 Transport Aircraft Were Airborne In A Matter Of MINUTES!

Talker: U.S. shows off chilling warfighting capabilities with aircraft launch 

The United States has made a chilling demonstration of its warfighting capabilities. 

Twenty-four huge military transporter planes were launched on Jan. 5, in what marks the largest launch of C-17 aircraft ever from a single base. 

 The ominous sight also saw what the U.S. Air Force is calling the "largest-ever show-of-force formation flight" over Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Joint Base Charleston launched the C-17 Globemaster IIIs to conduct a mission generation exercise that integrated Air Force, Army, and Marine forces.  

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WNU Editor: CDRSalamader's analysis in the above tweet is spot on. 

Sending 24 C-17s in the air in a matter of minutes is impressive. But let's discuss the a fact that we have ZERO strategic lift aircraft under production or design. 

The last C-5 came off the production line 34-yrs ago. 

The last C-17, 8-yrs ago. 

The Pacific is vast, the war will be huge, our assets are few.



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