The Drive reports F-22 Raptors were scrambled to respond to something approaching the Hawaii air defense zone but the Hawaii National Guard won't say who or what.
Chinese? UFOs? 2dimes? Hunter Biden on a coke high?
The 199th Fighter Squadron, a Hawaii Air National Guard unit, provides the alert capability for the state, with at least two jets equipped with full armament and wing tanks always on standby to scramble, along with at least one spare.
What's odd here is that usually there is fairly straightforward messaging regarding these events. Even when Russian bombers, fighters, and surveillance aircraft approach U.S. shores, the U.S. military is usually open about the encounters.
Wasn't me. I still love Hawaii and I have a cordial relationship with the FAA.
Nothing I fly has the range and I have never ventured that far over open ocean. Also I always file flight plans if I'm going anywhere near Air Defence Identification Zones.
Only time I flew around those Islands we departed from OGG Kahului and eventually returned there after going to LUP on Molokai then over flying Lanai and Kahoolawe. We kept our x-ponder on and monitored ATC frequencies the entire time we were airborne.
Had some windowpane acid in cold storage from 1979. I'd forgotten how strong that shit was. Took off on a roughly northerly heading but the Coriolis effect took over and had me spinning. Covered three quarters of the northern hemisphere in vague spirals of yellow, green and blue. Mostly subsonic and below the radar. Somewhere over the Pacific, I realized I was bored with the whole subsonic thing and wanted to try some real speeds. Hard to do supersonic when you're on the floor: random fluctuations in the contours of Gaia's navel can crush you. So I climbed for altitude: up, up, and away! The air got cooler and the colours got brighter, but I also attracted the attention of some radar on some random naval boat on maneouvres near Lisianski Rock. That's when they started sending planes up. Fat chance to catch me! The sky got dark and I realized I was free of Earth's stifling atmosphere. Was traveling uprange at about 148 metres/second, which would be about Mach 17 if I was still atmospheric, but of course Mach numbers are meaningless with no atmosphere to contend with. Saw a sparkly little thing, realized it was a GPS satellite. Tried to match velos with it but couldn't quite get smooth. I did manage to pull off one of its antennae on the flyby, though. (Sorry if you have trouble finding your way to Walgreen's this morning. Shoulda boughtta map.) Pressure in my brain was building like a supervolcano; I realized it's not good to spend too much time in a vacuum. Cut power, did a 90° roll to reenter parallel to my Sagittal plane (to minimize heat on re-entry). Whistled down and landed with a "shloop!" Awesome navigational instinct -- from high orbit near the lower Lagrange point, I had successfully nailed a landing in the mud of the little creek less than half a mile from my house!
Re: Who tried to attack Hawaii?
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:18 pm
by saxitoxin
Update - the Russian Red Banner Pacific Fleet was peacefully transiting near Oahu but Biden failed to detect the presence 20 warships and support vessels until they were right on top of Hawaii and the largest naval base Biden has.
A pair of F22s would be no match for the Admiral Vinogradov. Good thing for Biden that Russia was only engaged in peaceful navigation. (This was the Red Banner Pacific's largest exercise since 1985.)
The fish rots from the head.
Re: Who tried to attack Hawaii?
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:30 pm
by saxitoxin
The Red Banner Pacific Fleet has left behind the Kareliya to monitor Biden and ensure he doesn't try to engage in Libya-like warmongering. Thank you, Russian sailors, for helping guarantee peace and human rights in the Pacific.
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:49 pm
