United Airlines CMB582 777 inbound to Dulles from Ramstein AFB depart and overnight
Second load of evacuations arriving at Dulles Int'l
In
60-0360 USAF KC-135 tanker
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RCH689 USAF C-17 Globemaster
MOOSE14 USAF C-17 Globemaster
MOOSE73 USAF C-17 Globemaster and on a hold over the Gulf prior to Al Udeid arrival
RAF RRR4119 Airbus A400M departed Al Minhad AB nw
same shit habbened here.
Contract signed....vanished for three weeks and did nothing-then lied about it too
Habs the pics of every 2 days of nuffin.
That did not go ober too well wif them.
House was brand new.
US West Coast Port Congestion At Record High Amid Transpacific Trade Route Disruptions
Peak shipping season is underway, and container ships anchored off California are on the verge of record congestion.
New data from Marine Exchange of Southern California & Vessel Traffic Service of Los Angeles and Long Beach ports shows port congestion outside the busiest US gateway for trade with Asia is rapidly building and rose to 40 vessels on Friday, tying the record high set on Feb. 1. According to the Port of Los Angeles, the average wait time for a vessel increased to 7.1 days, up from 6.2 days a week ago. Bloomberg notes, "the delays along key transpacific trade routes may be exacerbated by recent Covid outbreaks at Asian ports."
Readers may recall the collapse of the trans-pacific supply chains has been among the main reasons for soaring consumer goods prices. It's also hardly a secret that the most vulnerable section of supply chains are West Coast ports where congestion remains off the charts and could soon reach uncharted territory in the coming weeks.
The transpacific trade routes have experienced significant port delays in China in recent weeks because COVID outbreaks are shutting down terminals. Goldman Sachs has explicitly warned that "port closures or stricter control measures at ports could also put further upward pressure on shipping costs, which are already very high."
There is some good news in Asia, Chinese authorities are set to reopen the container terminal at the massive Port of Ningbo in the near term, as long as no COVID infections are detected. The timing of this bottleneck at US West Coast ports comes at an inopportune time for US importers who are ordering back-to-school and restocking goods ahead of the upcoming holiday season. Persisting trans-pacific supply chains disruptions means consumers may experience price rises of certain products and or shortages.
Besides congestion in California, East Coast ports are also reporting increasing bottlenecks.
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/us-west-coast-port-congestion-record-high-amid-transpacific-trade-route-disruptions
Stocks Slammed After Kabul Blast, VIX Spikes
Just as everyone was settling on for the long sleep through tomorrow's J-Hole speech from J-Powell, a blast at Kabul's airport has catalysed some fear and sent VIX exploding higher...And that has sent stocks tumbling...Gold also jumped on the reports...Is this the beginning of the "instability cascade" that BofA warned about?
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-slammed-after-kabul-blast-vix-spikes
It sorta matters nao all of a sudden??
They'll 'feex' this so it doesn't matter...
Bringing back equipment from Singapore visit
Cap#2 is RCH218 departing Singapore after delivery on 0818
RCH218 and 542 USAF C-17 Globemasters inbound from Hickam AFB ground stop and refuel
Departed Singapore on 0824 wif a stop at Guam prior to Oahu arrival
ISIS suicide bomber kills 13 at Kabul airport: Multiple casualties, including children – with three US Marines wounded - as explosion tears through crowd hours after warning
A suicide bomber has killed 13 people, including children, and injured at least three US troops at Kabul airport just hours after intelligence officials warned of an imminent threat to the crowd gathered there trying to escape the Taliban.
The blast was outside The Baron Hotel, at the Abbey Gate of Kabul airport. Westerners were staying in the hotel before their evacuation flights.
At least three US troops were injured and it remains unclear if any Americans were killed. The nationalities of all of the victims are not yet known.
Harrowing footage from the blast site show bloodied Afghans being removed from the scene on wheelchairs. One witness reported that a baby was among those killed. The attack came just hours after officials were warned that ISIS was plotting something against the crowd of Western citizens and allies at the airport, where thousands have gathered for more than a week now trying to get on one of the evacuation planes out of Afghanistan after Biden's decision to withdraw troops from the region. The Taliban claimed Kabul on August 14 and there has been a frantic scramble to get Western citizens and Afghan allies out of the region by August 31, the Taliban's ceasefire deadline.
As many as 1,500 Americans remain stranded in Afghanistan with increasingly bleak options;
*Hide in your homes and risk missing the chance to be flown out on one of the last evacuation flights
*Make a run for the Pakistan border, which is now overrun with Afghans and nearly 200 miles away
*Go to the airport, where there is a risk being blown up, shot at or getting lost in the crowd
Despite the escalating chaos, the US's top diplomat made the astonishing claim on Thursday morning, before the explosion, that it was 'relatively safe' on the ground and people should still be able to make their way there. Now, Americans in Afghanistan are being told not to go to the airport.
The Pentagon on Thursday denied fears that the US was going to withdraw within 36 hours, but Press Secretary John Kirby offered no date for when troops would leave, saying only they would stay in Afghanistan until the 'end of the mission'. It offers little hope to the Americans on the ground who are stuck behind Taliban lines, unable to get to the airport. Overnight, 5,100 people were flown out of Kabul on US military planes. Another 8,300 were saved by coalition flights. The total - 13,400 - was drastically less than the 19,000 rescued in the previous 24 hours.
Ross Wilson, the Acting US Ambassador in Afghanistan, said on Thursday his office was making 'phone calls' but that many Americans didn't leave when they had the chance and are now on their own. 'We have through the State Department been placing phone calls to virtually all those who have registered with us to find out are they still in Afghanistan, are they interested in leaving Afghanistan, do they need help. 'People chose not to leave - that's their business, that's their right. We regret now that many may find themselves in a position that they would rather not be in,' he told CBS This Morning on Thursday. But as many as 1,000 remain in the country. Blinken said those people haven't asked for the government's help to escape. Ross Wilson, Acting Ambassador to Afghanistan, said on Thursday morning that many people didn't leave when they had the chance and now 'find themselves in position that they would rather not be in'. He said his office was calling everyone on the official list but didn't indicate what else was being done. There are hundreds of Afghans gathered at the airport along with foreign nationals and the size of the crowd makes it a ripe target for the Taliban. Britain is now telling its citizens that anyone who hasn't yet been able to get out should make a run for the border and seek refuge in Pakistan.
Hameed Ullah, the head of the Coronavirus Health team at the Chaman border, said 18,000 people a day were crossing into Pakistan from Afghanistan - 6,000 more than usual.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9928133/Car-bomb-threat-forces-Kabul-airport-CLOSE-citizens-345-seater-plane-leaves-empty.html
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58-0050 USAF KC-135 tanker
MOOSE68 USAF C-17 Globemaster
Heading in
RAF NAG92XT C-130 Hercules and NAG91XT C-17 departed Al Minhad AB east
62-3554 and 61-0310 USAF KC-135 tankers east from Al Udeid AB
RAF RRR6458 C-17 Globemaster arriving to Al Minhad AB from RAF Brize Norton wif RRR4119 A400M departing for Brize Norton
U.S. Navy@USNavy
Welcome back to the surface, Shipmates Anchor Flag of United States #USSSanJuan (SSN 751), operating under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) TWELVE, returned to its homeport in Groton, Connecticut, completing a successful seven-month deployment. #SubmarineForce
9:07 AM · Aug 26, 2021 · Sprinklr Publishing
https://twitter.com/USNavy/status/1430879490956214276
>>85781 pb
Japanese Air Self Defense Forces CR701 777 departed Komaki Air Base, Nagoya and heading to Kabul..eventually-may make a stop at Delhi first
This AC is used as a backup for Japanese Prime Minister travel
MC60 USAF C-32A continues to Hawaii MC57 has dropped from scope for nao
morning frb
nope no sound
nik'd in gen earlier.
>Bake
See how the bred goes for nao.
@41 nao
Paki AF PAK3 G4 departing Teheran
Paki Navy Commander leaving Teheran from a Saturday 0821 arrival
looks like he wuz dropped off then and picked up today
Pakistan Navy stresses strengthening joint cooperation with Iran
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464326/Pakistan-Navy-stresses-strengthening-joint-cooperation-with-Iran