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Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen.
Oct 18^th, 2024 at 3:15pm

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/northern-territory-air-base-used-as-sta...

Northern Territory air base used as staging ground
for US strike on Houthi weapon stores

A remote Northern Territory air base was used as a staging post for this week's United States air strike on underground Houthi weapons stores in Yemen, an attack that has been seen as a warning to Iran.

The Department of Defence confirmed Australia provided support for US strikes on October 17, targeting the Houthi facilities "through access and overflight for US aircraft in northern Australia".

"Australia is committed to supporting the US, and key partners, in disrupting Houthi capabilities used to threaten global trade and the lives of mariners in the Red Sea, a vital international waterway," a defence spokesperson said.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said early on Friday morning (AEDT) that President Joe Biden ordered the strikes to "further degrade the Houthis' capability" to destabilise the region and protect US forces in "one of the world's most critical waterways".

While the US did not mention Iran, American media noted that the B-2 is the only plane capable of hitting deeply buried Iranian nuclear facilities.

"This was a unique demonstration of the United States' ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened or fortified," Mr Austin said.

"The employment of US Air Force B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bombers demonstrate US global strike capabilities to take action against these targets when necessary, anytime, anywhere."

The US has been battling Iran-backed Houthis since shortly after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel over a year ago.

It is not known whether the bombs, known as GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators or MOPs, were used in the mission.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107514 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #1 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 3:19pm Wow - we're in the war. B2 bombers cost $2 billion each - there are only 19 of them. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-air-forces-b-2-bomber-costs-200000000...
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Reply #3 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 4:20pm

I wonder if Albo knew about it?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/australian-airbase-used-in-us-strike-on-h...

Northern Territory air base used as staging ground for US strike on Houthi weapon stores
Exclusive by defence correspondent Andrew Greene and chief digital political correspondent Jacob Greber

Topic:Defence Forces

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In short:

The Department of Defence has confirmed Australia provided support for the US strikes on underground bunkers used by Yemen's Houthi rebels "through access and overflight for US aircraft in northern Australia".

The US said its strikes were ordered by President Joe Biden to degrade the Houthi weapons stores and send a message to "our adversaries", which includes Iran.

An Australian official said the support was "consistent with our long-standing alliance commitment and close cooperation, demonstrating the interoperability of our militaries".

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Reply #4 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 4:59pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 3:19pm:

Wow - we're in the war.

bobby,

Before they bombed Yemen and the Houthis,
shouldn't the U.S. have counseled the Houthis,
to please, please, end their freewill attacks upon Israel, and their freewill attacks upon international shipping in the Red Sea ?

bobby,

......an aside.

Did you ever watch the [a particular] Houthi spokesman on a news video [after their attack upon Israel or shipping],
declaring their furious anger and hostile intent towards their [i.e. Allah's] enemies ?

He is quite an intense 'seller of his goods' !

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Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night."

Psalms KJV

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107514 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #5 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:03pm Dear Yadda, many blessings we are now in the war in the Middle East. Should our parliament have voted on it first?
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Reply #6 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:15pm

https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-stealth-bombers-hit-houthi-underground-weapons-...

US stealth bombers hit Houthi underground weapons depots in apparent warning to Iran

Long-range B-2 plane reported used in Yemen strike for first time;
US Defense Secretary Austin says op shows ability to target enemies’ facilities that are seemingly out of reach

By AP 17 October 2024, 8:45 am

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the B-2 bombers targeted “five hardened underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.”

The B-2 would be used in any American attack on hardened Iranian nuclear facilities like Natanz or Fordo given it is the only aircraft in service that can drop the GBU-57, known as the “Massive Ordnance Penetrator.”

“This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” Austin said.

Austin and the US military’s Central Command offered no immediate assessment of the damage done. However, Central Command said in a statement that initial assessments suggested no civilians had been killed.

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Reply #7 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:16pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:03pm:

Dear Yadda,
many blessings

we are now in the war in the Middle East.

Should our parliament have voted on it first?

bobby,

The U.S. and Australia are close military allies, who are 'joined at the hip'.

So the U.S. would have consulted with our 'executive' government, before such an action.

That is sufficient.

i.e.
No need to telegraph an enemy too, that such an action could be coming.

You have to learn to 'move with' the strategic times bobby. Wink

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Reply #8 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:22pm

Yadda wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:16pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:03pm:

Dear Yadda,
many blessings

we are now in the war in the Middle East.

Should our parliament have voted on it first?

bobby,

The U.S. and Australia are close military allies, who are 'joined at the hip'.

So the U.S. would have consulted with our 'executive' government, before such an action.

That is sufficient.

i.e.
No need to telegraph an enemy too, that such an action could be coming.

You have to learn to 'move with' the strategic times bobby. Wink

So will Albo now declare war on Yemen?

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Reply #9 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 7:05pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:22pm:

Yadda wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:16pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:03pm:

Dear Yadda,
many blessings

we are now in the war in the Middle East.

Should our parliament have voted on it first?

bobby,

The U.S. and Australia are close military allies, who are 'joined at the hip'.

So the U.S. would have consulted with our 'executive' government, before such an action.

That is sufficient.

i.e.
No need to telegraph an enemy too, that such an action could be coming.

You have to learn to 'move with' the strategic times bobby. Wink

So will Albo now declare war on Yemen?

Come on, don't be silly bobby.

The Australian Labor Party, is Peace.

You watch bobby.....
......as soon as the war in Gaza ends, Australia will volunteer to take in 75,000 Gazan refugees.

Coz Australia is a peace loving nation, who wants to help needy, traumatised, peace loving refugees bobby.

Australia is a big, and wealthy nation bobby.

And there is still plenty of room in Australia, .....for lots of needy ISLAMIC refugees.

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"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen.
Reply #10 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 7:11pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:22pm:

Yadda wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:16pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:03pm:

Dear Yadda,
many blessings

we are now in the war in the Middle East.

Should our parliament have voted on it first?

bobby,

The U.S. and Australia are close military allies, who are 'joined at the hip'.

So the U.S. would have consulted with our 'executive' government, before such an action.

That is sufficient.

i.e.
No need to telegraph an enemy too, that such an action could be coming.

You have to learn to 'move with' the strategic times bobby. Wink

So will Albo now declare war on Yemen?

The Houthis, proscribed terrorists, are not the Yemen govt, they are an Iranian backed group fighting a civil war against the govt.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12303 Armidale Gender:	Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen. Reply #11 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 7:54pm The real target is the Iranian generals planning what missiles to deliver to the citizens of Israel. And to Tindal, Oz.
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Re: Tindal air base used for B2 strike on Yemen.
Reply #12 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:10pm

Setanta wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 7:11pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:22pm:

Yadda wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:16pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:03pm:

Dear Yadda,
many blessings

we are now in the war in the Middle East.

Should our parliament have voted on it first?

bobby,

The U.S. and Australia are close military allies, who are 'joined at the hip'.

So the U.S. would have consulted with our 'executive' government, before such an action.

That is sufficient.

i.e.
No need to telegraph an enemy too, that such an action could be coming.

You have to learn to 'move with' the strategic times bobby. Wink

So will Albo now declare war on Yemen?

The Houthis, proscribed terrorists, are not the Yemen govt, they are an Iranian backed group fighting a civil war against the govt.

OK so you're saying the Yemen Govt would have welcomed the attack?

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Reply #13 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:25pm

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:10pm:

Setanta wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 7:11pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:22pm:

Yadda wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:16pm:

Bobby. wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 5:03pm:

Dear Yadda,
many blessings

we are now in the war in the Middle East.

Should our parliament have voted on it first?

bobby,

The U.S. and Australia are close military allies, who are 'joined at the hip'.

So the U.S. would have consulted with our 'executive' government, before such an action.

That is sufficient.

i.e.
No need to telegraph an enemy too, that such an action could be coming.

You have to learn to 'move with' the strategic times bobby. Wink

So will Albo now declare war on Yemen?

The Houthis, proscribed terrorists, are not the Yemen govt, they are an Iranian backed group fighting a civil war against the govt.

OK so you're saying the Yemen Govt would have welcomed the attack?

That's not what I said but I would agree that it's more than probable.

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Reply #14 - Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:34pm

Setanta wrote on Oct 18^th, 2024 at 8:25pm:

That's not what I said but I would agree that it's more than probable.

Fair enough.

latest - nothing from Albo?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/australian-airbase-used-in-us-strike-on-h...

Editor's note 18/10/2024: The previous version of this story said "A remote Northern Territory air base has been used as a staging post for this week's major US air strike on underground Houthi weapons stores in Yemen." On Friday, the ABC approached the Defence Department asking if US aircraft involved in the strikes took off from RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory. Defence did not confirm or deny the question and said Australia provided support "through access and overflight." The story has been updated to include a statement from a Defence spokesperson who clarified B2s were not operating out of RAAF Base Tindal. Defence declined to comment on all other questions citing operational security.

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