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Old 09-08-2007, 15:45 PM   #76 (permalink)
Jimmy
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Please excuse my ignorance, but why Alaska?

These things are as scarce as hens teeth, and I would have thought maybe the UK and nearer to the action in the Middle East perhaps?

John
Alaska puts them under the authority of PACAF (Pacific Air Forces). It also puts them in a very good position to defend North America if Russia suddenly decided to follow through with their old Cold War threats. Its also not a bad spot to deploy from if something happened with North Korea or China.
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