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Rick Francona
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@CNN military analyst, retired USAF intelligence officer. Attache in Syria, Iraq, UAE, tours in Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bosnia. Opinions mine.
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Rick Francona
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Afghanistan is a disaster, one which we partially created. Blame both Bush 43 and Obama 44 for getting us where we are. After two years of Trump 45, we see no improvement, just more of the same claims of progress, yet, no one has claimed victory.
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Rick Francona
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A Space Force (or better, Corps) as a separate service in the Department of the Air Force is a player, as the Marine Corps in the Department of the Navy. We need a separate space entity; pilots (prime force in the USAF) are concerned with things that fly, not things that orbit. twitter.com/CSISAerospace/…
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Rick Francona
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The Senate's knee jerk reaction to the #KhashoggiMurder. Agree there needs to be consequences, but we need to maintain a defense/security relationship with #Saudi_Arabia. Risking potential Iranian de facto control of the Bab al-Mandab is not how to do it.
wsj.com/articles/senat…
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Rick Francona
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Since you asked: How do you pronounce the name #Khashoggi?
francona.blogspot.com/2018/11/since-… pic.twitter.com/WBi7zbo5rF
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Rick Francona
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#CzechRepublic Air Force A319 probably carrying the Czech president departs Ben Gurion following a three day visit to #Israel.
radio.cz/en/section/cur… pic.twitter.com/hAKKdqbIzh
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Rick Francona
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Rick Francona
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Hey, we get that you are new to the area, but turn off your transponders.
@CJTFOIR pic.twitter.com/KtGP8i9aYf
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Rick Francona
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On a flight line tour of Nellis AFB near Las Vegas, I happened to note a familiar aircraft on the tarmac - #USAF 62-4135, now a sexy RC-135W Rivet Joint (top). I knew her as a much plainer RC-135M Rivet Card (bottom) back in the 1970s. I am glad to see she is still flying. pic.twitter.com/zB68kh1ZiP
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Rick Francona
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A USAF Rivet Joint is there. pic.twitter.com/O0r25CJHya
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Rick Francona
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Probable US Army MC-12 ISR sortie from Ali Al Salem air base, #Kuwait, of the remaining large #ISIS pocket in #Iraq. Aircraft flew six hour sortie (0500-1100Z) with two hours (0700-0900Z) on station. pic.twitter.com/WhVwcjt2WK
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Rick Francona
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Good annotations! Here is a photo of the Boikiy I took in Limassol, Cyprus, also in November 2017. pic.twitter.com/1SswHUgjZz
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Rick Francona
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Rick Francona
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#DoD was foolish to allow Lockheed Martin to rely on #Turkish production of the fuselage. When is the Pentagon going to learn that you can't outsource national security, including critical production capabilities? It's one key reason we didn't (and shouldn't) buy Airbus tankers. twitter.com/AlMonitor/stat…
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Rick Francona
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#French Air Force A310 F-RADA over #Jordan - unsure of it is departing Iraq or Shahid Muwaffaq air base, Jordan. pic.twitter.com/Dlt1bnpv7A
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Rick Francona
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They should be able to start withdrawing their unnecessary and unhelpful forces by then. twitter.com/RJBrodsky/stat…
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Rick Francona
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Funny you mention that - I was wondering....
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Rick Francona
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Interesting ISR sortie from Ali Al Salem Air Base, #Kuwait over the remaining large #ISIS pocket in northwestern #Iraq. This is most likely a US Army C-12 from the detachment at Ali Al Salem. pic.twitter.com/TdzAaOdZwo
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Rick Francona
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19.11 |
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Current #Israel Air Force activity: Two SIGINT G5, two C-130J and a B-707 tanker. pic.twitter.com/Gz7uf9XnOe
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Rick Francona
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19.11 |
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It legitimizes and reinforces their perceived role as the key power broker in northern Syria. Remember the map that Erdogan's media loves showing: pic.twitter.com/8uoZs3iCa6
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Rick Francona
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I wish @realDonaldTrump would seriously enforce sanctions on this "airline"/IRGC support organ. Tell #Iraq to deny overflight, see if they try to fly to #Syria via #Turkey - force Baghdad's and Ankara's hands. Whose side are you on? (I fear I know the answer, but let's hear it.)
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