It is time that US close military air bases in Turkey and save billions of taxpayer $$$. aircraft carrier are supper alternative.
A still image captured from US Navy cockpit video shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 in a mid-air refueling after launching from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf on August 10, 2014 in this video released on Aug. 11. A series of US airstrikes since last week has slowed the operational tempo of the Islamic State but is unlikely to substantially weaken the group, the Pentagon said on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)