Chapter 356: Them
Evra was a pilot in the 41st Fighter Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, and as a veteran pilot with 1,500 hours of flying experience, Evra flew F15 and F16 fighter jets in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In 2008, Evra was reassigned to the continental United States as deputy squadron leader of the 41st Test Flight Squadron, which was primarily responsible for operational testing of new fighter jets and had similar responsibilities as test pilots.
Originally, Evra thought that he probably didn't have much chance to go to war in his life, but who would have thought that there would be such a critical situation in the United States.
An important air base was lost, and more than 200 warplanes of unknown origin appeared in the sky over it.
This situation is extremely strange in every way.
As the closest combat squadron to Davis Monson Air Force Base, a mission naturally fell to them, and Evra and wingman Beckman had to fly F22 fighter jets to Arizona to investigate the truth.
Out of an abundance of caution, neither Evra nor wingman Beckman turned on the radar on the F-22 fighter jets, and even the communication between them was turned off.
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Late at night, White House, presidential bedroom.
Ao Guanhai hurriedly got up from the bed with a tired face, and the first lady Michelle, who was sleeping next to him, turned over, complained twice, and fell asleep again.
Ao Guanhai didn't dare to wake up the tigress, and carefully got off the bed. Then he changed into his regular clothes and came out of the room.
The presidential assistant has been waiting at the door for a long time.
"What the hell is going on?"
Ao Guanhai knew in his heart that if it wasn't for some serious incident, the assistant would not wake him up at this time.
"Mr. President, the Pentagon has just reported that Davis Monson Air Force Base has suddenly lost contact, and military radar shows that more than 200 fighter jets have been assembled over the base, and it is not yet possible to determine the specific origin and precise intentions of these fighters. ”
"Is the source accurate?"
"We've checked with the city of Tucson and we do hear the thunder of planes. Now there are many residents calling to ask the police what is really going on. Currently, NORAD has ordered F22 fighters from Edwards Air Force Base and Nesley Air Force Base to take off. Go to the City of Tucson to investigate the situation. ”
The presidential aide put it mildly, in fact, the city of Tucson, near the airplane cemetery, has long been in chaos.
Hundreds of fighter planes gathered in an area of less than 1,000 square kilometers can be described as deafening.
Amid the roar of hundreds of engines, houses throughout the city of Tucson shook. Sleeping people wake up from their sleep. I thought there was a big earthquake. A frightened face swarmed out of his house.
At this time, they were surprised to find that the starry sky overhead had been occupied by countless jet fighters.
No one can imagine what it would be like for hundreds of jet fighters to be in the air at the same time. During World War II, the residents of London were perhaps the only ones who saw a fleet of German bombers in the hundreds at once.
But it was just a propeller plane, not a jet fighter at all. In this era when Air Force aircraft are becoming more and more expensive, it is almost unthinkable to gather a fleet of hundreds of third-generation aircraft at once.
All the residents of Tucson looked up at the sky, stunned by the sight.
Unfortunately, it was night, and they could only tell from the navigation lights and the shadowy sky how many planes were in the sky over Tucson.
"Whatthef**ck? What the hell is going on, is there going to be a war again?"
"God, what the hell are they going to do? I will not let people rest, I must go to the city government tomorrow to complain about the military disturbing the people!"
"Crazy, those guys at the Pentagon must be crazy!"
There are those who scold, and naturally there are those who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic.
Many young people excitedly took out their mobile phones, DV, and pointed the camera at the sky, but unfortunately it is night, and there are not many eye-catching pictures at all.
There were also people who logged on to their Twitter and Facebook posts to record what they saw tonight: "Hey, friends, do you know what I saw tonight! Airplanes, hundreds of planes, it's a big scene, and I'm sure even the best sci-fi movies aren't as powerful as tonight's." It's incredible. ”
The tweet also had a photo attached underneath it, but the darkness of the night obscured most of the valid information. In addition, it was late at night, and the relevant news did not circulate on a large scale on the Internet.
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By the time O'Guanhai and his entourage arrived at the Pentagon's underground command center, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mike Mullen, CIA Director David Petraeus, and other military and political dignitaries had already arrived.
The hall of the command center was full of people, all kinds of instructions were sounded, and the staff on duty were busy contacting the various bases, and there was no chance for Mr. President to arrive.
Okukanhai said: "Leon, how is the situation now?"
"The exact situation is still uncertain, the radar number shows that these fighters took off from Davis Monson Air Force Base, but we only have two squadrons of A10s stationed at Monson Air Base, where did these planes come from?" Leon Panetta said with his eyebrows furrowed.
"Have you been in contact with these planes?"
"A communication signal has been sent, but there is no response from the other side. ”
Ao Guanhai frowned and did not speak.
Leon Panetta continued: "We have sent two F22 fighter jets from Edwards Air Force Base to investigate the airspace, and we believe that news will come soon, and the civil aviation department has activated the Level 1 response plan and is realigning its route to avoid that dangerous airspace. ”
O'Guanhai nodded, basically agreeing with Leon Panetta's arrangement, but he didn't know why, he always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, as if he had forgotten something.
At this time, General Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, who had been standing by and had not spoken, suddenly interjected: "Mr. President, do you think this could be done by them?"
"Them?"
Ao Guanhai's brows furrowed suddenly.
"Yes, it's them, apart from them, I can't think of any organization that has the strength and ability to start on American soil, and don't forget, there is a huge aircraft cemetery at Davis Monson Air Force Base, and I remember that half a year ago, the Russian Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine was also stolen when it was scrapped. (To be continued......)