Posted on Jul 17, 2014
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CNN reports Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine. Other sources mention it being shot down. What are you hearing? What are your thoughts?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/world/europe/ukraine-malaysia-airlines-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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"The military commander of the rebels, a Russian named Igor Strelkov, had written on his social media page shortly before the report of the airliner being downed that his forces had brought down an Antonov An-26 in the same area. It is a turboprop transport plane of a type used by Ukraine's forces."

Apparently someone needs some warrior task training on their aircraft identification cards. The spotter was a big time no-go at that station.
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1SG Company First Sergeant
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LOL one could only wish that such a historic figure joined their local PD MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
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LTC Paul Labrador : There have been indications to support the assessment that Russian Military Intelligence Officers from the GRU were involved. If that is the case, then it could in fact be construed as an act of war, legally justifying Article 5 of NATO against the Russian Federation...
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1SG Company First Sergeant
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I know I will never fly with this airline!!! One plane that still can not be found?!?!?!?!, and now one that either crashed, or was shot down!
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1SG Company First Sergeant
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Now that's taking it back to basic training right there!!! Have not heard that cadence in years
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MAJ Deputy Director, Combat Casualty Care Research Program
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1SG (Join to see) My thoughts when I heard this story - I will NEVER fly Malaysia Airlines.
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Yeah it was a questionable airline after the first incident, this just rules it out totally now though. Goes to the 'ol, "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" analogy MAJ (Join to see)
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On the plus side, I'll bet Malaysian Airlines tickets are priced to sell right now, anyone looking for a vacation to Kiev?
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SGT Ben Keen
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Okay so I just saw this after booking my flight for RPx...LOL

Thankfully I'm flying to Raleigh on US Air and not Malaysia Airlines!!
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Sgt Dennis Ford Jr.
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This is a SAD day for the families of the people who lost their lives. On another note smells like a political agenda to me...and that's ALL I will say due to the monitoring of the internet. AKA Black Ops/Spook OPs!!! What does the Intel members say that are on this site?
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