Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
We pulled out troops who had a mission in Syria to aid allies fighting for US policies and then the Pentagon announces new troop deployments to Saudi Arabia:
The Pentagon said Friday that the deployment to Saudi Arabia will include two fighter squadrons, one air expeditionary win[sic], two Patriot batteries and one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
That should read an air expeditionary wing, but this deployment makes no sense. The Saudi infrastructure was attacked by low-level, possibly terrain following cruise missiles and drones. I see nothing in this deployment that will deal with that threat, especially not a THAAD system.
October 11, 2019 7 Comments
Subtropical Storm Melissa
Position: 37.7N 68.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southeast [125°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [100 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 275 miles [445 km].
Minimum central pressure: 997 mb.
Currently about 250 miles [ 400 km] South-Southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
The nor’easter that has been annoying the Atlantic coast has gained subtropical characteristics.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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