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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (43302)	5/9/2013 10:41:42 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

you do know we have bases in italy ? you do know how fast jets fly? do you know we have smart bombs ?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (43302)	5/10/2013 8:06:20 AM
From: Brumar89	3 Recommendations Respond to of 85487

Naval Air Station Sigonella ( IATA: NSY, ICAO: LICZ), "The Hub of the Med", is a U.S. Navy installation at NATO Base Sigonella and an Italian Air Force base ( Italian: Base aerea di Sigonella) in Sicily, Italy. ......... Among the aircraft that fly from this island base are U.S. Air Force C-130, C-17 and C-5 airlifters, KC-135 and KC-10 tankers and U.S. Navy P-3 Orions, C-2 Greyhounds C-130s, and C-9B Skytrain IIs and C-40A Clippers, and Italian Air Force Breguet Br.1150 Atlantics. It is one of the most frequently used stops for U.S. airlift aircraft bound from the continental United States to Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean. NAS Sigonella has the best claim to be hub of U.S. naval air operations in the Mediterranean. ......... en.wikipedia.org