Turkey locks-down U.S. led NATO base! Halts Idaho airstrikes against Islamic State!

18 July 2016 (16:54 UTC-07 Tango 01) 28 Tir 1395/12 Shawwal 1437/16 Yi-Wei 4714

While the Idaho based Army National Guard 116th Cavalry was deploying to Romania, in April 2016 Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing/190th Fighter Squadron deployed its A-10Cs to an undisclosed location. However, a coup attempt in NATO Turkey inadvertently revealed the secret deployment location of the Idaho Warthogs.

Leaving Gowen Field, Idaho, for Incirlik, Turkey. Idaho Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Joshua C. Allmaras, 09APR2016.

“After close coordination with our Turkish allies, they have reopened their airspace to military aircraft. As a result, counter-ISIL coalition air operations at all air bases in Turkey have resumed. U.S. facilities at Incirlik are still operating on internal power sources, but we hope to restore commercial power soon.”-Peter Cook, U.S. Department of Defense

Türk Hava Kuvvetleri photo.

NATO member Turkey locked-down the NATO base known as Incirlik, after failed coup members used air tankers stationed at the base to refuel U.S. made F-16s. At least one rebel Turkish senior officer (a member of the High Military Council), who was also the Turkish commander of Incirlik, was captured.

External electrical power to the U.S. Air Force managed NATO base is cutoff, and supposed Obama regime airstrikes against DAIISH (DA for al-DAwla, I for al-Islamiya, I for al-Iraq, SH al-SHam [al-Sham=Syria]), aka Islamic State, aka ISIS, aka ISIL were halted.

Ironically, Obama’s once secret deployment of the 124th FW/190th FS came after years of repeated threats by the Obama regime to take away the iconic A-10 from Idaho’s Air National Guard, as part of the Obama regime’s ongoing neutering of Idaho’s state militia. Regarding the failed coup attempt, Major Chris Borders assured Idahoans “All of our personnel are present and accounted for and they’re safe and performing their duties in an outstanding manner.”