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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Jet Ski-style vehicle packed with explosives was found off the coast of Turkey.</li><li>The watercraft, thought to belong to the Ukrainian military, features sensors and a Starlink antenna.</li></ul>A modified Jet Ski-style vehicle laden with explosives was found floating off the coast of Turkey, near Istanbul.A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://iha.news/ukrainian-military-jet-ski-loaded-with-explosives-found-off-istanbul/">video of the vehicle</a> was shared by Turkey's İhlas News Agency (IHA).The personal watercraft, believed to belong to the Ukrainian military, may offer a unique insight into how Ukraine has been producing makeshift sea drones.Photos of the vehicle show an "electro-optical /infrared camera ball above the handlebars," as well as "other sensors," H I Sutton, a naval analyst, wrote on his <a target="_blank" class="" href="http://www.hisutton.com/Ukraine-USV-Jetski.html">website</a>.The vehicle's seats have been replaced by control boxes and a Starlink antenna, and two black cylinders likely to be explosive charges have been attached to each side of its front, Sutton wrote, adding: "Extra fuel tanks are also likely present."Sutton identified the craft as a Yamaha WaveRunner.The vehicle had likely been drifting for some time, considering its likely operating area near Crimea and its peeling paintwork, a report in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.twz.com/sea/explosives-packed-jet-ski-drone-appears-off-turkish-coast">The War Zone</a> said.The Turkish Gendarmerie is examining the craft, per IHA.<h2 id="a170e5a1-7bb4-4b04-815b-80ee3d57c817">Ukraine's sea drone fleet</h2>Ukraine has used sea drones to great effect to disrupt Russian Naval activities in the Black Sea, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-sea-mines-naval-drones-struck-four-russia-warships-report-2024-6">sinking or damaging a number of ships</a>.This type of uncrewed maritime system has had a "relatively large effect in the war for Ukraine," Sebastian Bruns, a senior researcher at the Center for Maritime Strategy and Security at Kiel University, told Business Insider."These drones provide a way to create 'no go zones' for the Russian Navy," he said.Lacking a conventional navy, Ukraine has looked to innovative ways to counter Russia's sea power. By marshaling their sea drones into squads, Ukraine has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-deploying-naval-sea-drone-squads-replicate-warship-russia-report-2024-6">hoped</a> to replicate the abilities of a single warship.Ukraine has also developed several new types of naval drones, including the "Sea Baby," credited with <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-russia-fail-stop-ukrainian-drone-boat-hit-key-bridge-2023-8">damaging the crucial Kerch Bridge</a> last year, and the Magura V5, which was involved in hunting down <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-sea-drones-with-jet-skis-sink-russia-ship-ivanovets-2024-2">the corvette Ivanovets</a> earlier this year.While Ukraine's operations in the Black Sea region have proven to be "powerful enough to sink or disable more than half of the high-value units of the Russian Black Sea fleet," Bruns said, Russia "still has the upper hand holding ports and shipping lanes at risk through targeted missile strikes and sewing mines.""Ukraine won't win the war in the maritime domain only, but it could surely lose it there," he added.

Video shows an explosives-laden Jet Ski-style vehicle likely belonging to Ukraine floating off a beach in Turkey

<ul class="summary-list"><li>North Korea's Wonsan-Kalma beach resort is set to open in May 2025.</li><li>Kim Jong Un visited the beach earlier this week to finalize plans for the resort's completion.</li></ul>A long-awaited <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bleak-images-show-snapshots-daily-life-north-korea-2024-3">North Korean</a> beach resort is set to open in May 2025 as part of the country's plans to "boost tourism," North Korean state news agency <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1721257271-488263950/respected-comrade-kim-jong-un-gives-field-guidance-over-construction-of-wonsan-kalma-coastal-tourist-area/">KCNA</a> reported.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/kim-jong-un">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un</a> visited the Wonsan-Kalma site on the country's eastern coast earlier this week and was pictured smiling alongside top officials as he surveyed plans for the final stages of the resort's construction."A coastal wonderland to be known to the world as the best tourist resort of (North Korea) would be successfully built," Kim was quoted as saying by KCNA.<div type="image" title="Kim Jong Un on a beach with his deputies" height="610" width="928" msid="111906946" hostid="261"></div>For several years, North Korea has been building luxury hotels and recreational facilities in Wonsan-Kalma in an attempt to attract more international visitors.But the beach resort project had suffered some delays because of COVID-19 restrictions and construction materials shortages.During his visit, Kim warned that the resort "will depreciate in its value as a tourist area if the level of the service and operation is low," ordering additional work be carried out, including "building an amusement park and a leisure activity area" and "ensuring the capacity for garbage and sewage treatment and training experts for all services."<div type="image" title="Kim Jong Un walks across beach with deputies." height="616" width="932" msid="111906942" hostid="261"></div>Wonsan is a favorite retreat of the Kim family, who own a fortified palace in the area, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/rngs/NORTHKOREA-TOURISM/0100516J2NK/index.html">Reuters</a> reported in 2017.The palace comes with its own private beach, train station, runway, and basketball court — and former NBA star Dennis Rodman even stayed there during his well-documented <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dennis-rodman-north-korea-2013-12">trip to the country in 2013</a>, the report said.Wonsan is also home to a missile launching site. The adjacent Kalma airport has a launchpad, observation points, and hangars, Reuters reported, citing 38 North, a program of the Stimson Center think tank that focuses on North Korean affairs.A beach in Wonsan was also used for what state media called North Korea's "largest-ever" artillery drill in 2017, per the report.<div type="image" title="Kim Jong Un and deputies sat around a table." height="608" width="930" msid="111906948" hostid="261"></div><h2 id="346fd513-2f13-4448-ba00-1ed4077e624f">North Korea's tourism industry</h2>North Korea has been attempting to revive its struggling economy in recent years.The country's borders are largely closed off to foreign tourists, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://tass.com/world/1780125">except for some Russians</a>, and its population of roughly 26 million people lives largely in isolation from the rest of the world.But in 2019, 300,000 foreign tourists visited North Korea, a record number that helped bring in between $90 million to $150 million, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-tourism-kim-09517df3124c5b005a9c6866ed82788a">the Associated Press reported</a>, citing experts.Around 90% of international tourists visiting North Korea prior to the pandemic were Chinese, per the AP — making them a likely target customer for the Wonsan-Kalma project.Earlier this month, state media also reported that Kim was hoping to invite "foreign friends" to a resort near Samjiyon in the country's north, close to the border with China.

North Korea finally set to open a deserted beach town resort next door to a missile test site

The Karnataka government is considering proposals to allow tents and <keyword id="21356640" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="alcohol-sales" source="keywords">alcohol sales</keyword> on the state's beaches, similar to <keyword id="19895061" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Goa" source="keywords">Goa</keyword>, in an effort to boost tourism. Speaking at the 'Connect 2024' event in <keyword id="19936741" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mangalore" source="keywords">Mangalore</keyword> on Wednesday, Rajendra K V, tourism department's director, emphasised that changes are necessary to attract tourists. "We need to relax restrictions on alcohol consumption along the beaches of Karnataka, which may bring more influx of tourists just like in the state of Goa," he added. According to him, to enhance safety and encourage people to spend more time at the beaches during the night, the department is contemplating the installation of additional lights along the coast. District officials have been instructed to identify government and private lands near beaches to promote <keyword id="23668481" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tent-tourism" source="keywords">tent tourism</keyword> in the state. Rajendra also revealed that a facilitation centre would soon be established to expedite approvals for tourism projects, including CRZ (<keyword id="20495401" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Coastal-Regulation-Zone" source="keywords">Coastal Regulation Zone</keyword>) permissions. He added that the new <keyword id="20021259" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="tourism-policy" source="keywords">tourism policy</keyword> will include specific guidelines for coastal tourism. Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, Mullai Muhilan, said tourists should be allowed access to beaches late at night. "Restaurant and licensed business operating hours in Mangalore city have already been extended to 1 am and the same should apply to the beaches as well," he added. He further stated that discussions would be held with the police department to resolve issues regarding the current restrictions on <keyword id="22266283" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="beach-access" source="keywords">beach access</keyword> after 9 pm and appropriate action would be taken.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A kite surfer stranded on a remote beach in California found a novel way to call for aid.</li><li>The man used rocks to spell out the word "HELP" on the sand. </li></ul>A kite surfer stranded on a narrow beach in California found a novel way to call for aid. Surrounded by tall cliffs and a rising tide on the beach south of Davenport Landing, he laid out rocks on the sand to spell out a large "HELP," per <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/CALFIRECZU/status/1799981626434449594">an X post</a> by the Santa Cruz unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Sunday.A private helicopter spotted the sign and alerted the authorities. A rescue helicopter was later dispatched to the location and airlifted the kite surfer out, according to the video posted by the department.The kite surfer started from Davenport Landing Beach but was swept down the coastline, where he was stranded, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/stranded-kite-surfer-help-rescue/3562300/">NBC Bay Area reported.</a>"It is an extremely beautiful place to work and live," Cal Fire Capt. Skylar Merritt told NBC Bay Area. "That being said, it can lull people into a false sense of security around those cliffs. Those beaches are notorious for strong winds, rip tides, and cold water."A similar rescue operation happened in April when the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-finds-men-used-leaves-write-help-pacific-island-2024-4">US military rescued three mariners</a> stranded on a Pacific island for more than a week.They used palm leaves to write "HELP" on the beach in Pikelot Atoll, a small island part of the Federated States of Micronesia.They were spotted by a US reconnaissance aircraft and rescued on April 9.Cal Fire did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular working hours.

A kite surfer stranded on a remote California beach was rescued after he used rocks to spell 'HELP' on the sand

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A mother was fined $88,000 after her family collected 72 clams from a California beach.</li><li>People cannot collect clams without a fishing license in California. </li></ul>A California mother received a $88,000 fine after her children collected dozens of clams they believed were seashells.Charlotte Russ told <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://abc30.com/post/fresno-woman-fined-88k-after-kids-collect-clams/14859295/">news station ABC30</a> that her family vacationed at Pismo Beach, a coastal city known for its beaches and local sea life, in late 2023. The residents dubbed Pismo Beach the "Clam Capital of the World" in 1947, according to the Pismo Beach Conference &amp; Visitors Bureau."My kids, they thought they were collecting seashells, but they were actually collecting clams, 72 to be exact," she told the outlet.Unfortunately, that mistake cost them.<div type="image" title="pismo beach california" height="1414" width="2121" msid="110427438" hostid="261" sizebytes="441244"></div>Pismo Beach has strict regulations regarding clam harvesting. People must have a valid saltwater fishing license and cannot collect clams under 4 1/2 inches. There are also regulations around what time people can harvest clams and how many they can bag a day.Authorities issued Russ citations for fishing without a license and for collecting undersized clams, according to court records.Russ told ABC 30 that the fine totaled $88,993."It made me really sad and depressed, and it kind of ruined our trip," she said.However, Russ said she was able to explain the mistake to a San Luis Obispo County judge and got the fine reduced to $500. The fine can also be fulfilled by completing community service work."It was definitely one expensive trip to Pismo," Russ told the outlet. "Unforgettable."California's Department of Fish and Wildlife representatives did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Mom fined $88,000 after her children collected 72 clams — not seashells — at a California beach

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The US considered invading Japanese-occupied Taiwan in World War II.</li><li>Top US commanders decided it would be a high-casualty nightmare.</li></ul>The US once planned an invasion and seizure of Taiwan that would have been as big as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-it-took-to-pull-of-d-day-invasion-2019-5">D-Day</a>.Operation Causeway would send hundreds of thousands of troops, supported by thousands of ships and aircraft, to storm the beaches of the Japanese-occupied territory in 1945."Almost certainly, the invasion would have been a horrific spectacle and nightmarish ordeal," said Ian Easton, an analyst who authored a new <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-maritime-reports/42/">study</a> on the invasion for the China Maritime Studies Institute. "Far worse than any battle that was actually fought in the Pacific. The campaign would have been protracted and might have taken six months or even a year."The CMSI study makes clear that a US invasion of Taiwan in 1945 — or a Chinese invasion today — would be difficult and risky.Like many years ago, today's Taiwan would likely wield Japanese fortifications and tactics to defeat a large Chinese amphibious assault — illustrating the risks and dangers of any attempt to seize the island that Beijing <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/xi-claim-us-trying-trick-china-invaded-taiwan-divide-allies-experts-2024-6">views</a> as a breakaway province.<div type="image" title="Battleship USS Tennessee bombards Okinawa while tracked landing vehicles carry troops to the invasion beaches." height="1290" width="1632" msid="114911578" hostid="261" sizebytes="94232"></div><h2 id="07f9280d-ef96-4980-878b-f2f80d092ff7">'A long, drawn-out fight'</h2>The genesis of the planned American invasion — eventually codenamed Operation Causeway — began in the late 1920s as the US Navy and Army crafted a strategy for a potential war with Japan. War Plan Orange envisaged an advance across the Pacific that would culminate with an assault on Taiwan — then called Formosa — which the Japanese Empire <a target="_blank" href="https://pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/book-reviews/imperial-gateway-colonial-taiwan-and-japans-expansion-in-south-china-and-southeast-asia-1895-1945-by-seiji-shirane/">annexed</a> from China in 1895 after the First Sino-Japanese War. The plan called for 90,000 Army and Marine personnel to capture Taiwan, which would turn the island into a staging point for an invasion of Japan. By the 1930s, Taiwan was discarded in favor of seizing Okinawa, a smaller objective closer to the four largest Japanese islands.In 1944, with Japan crumbling and an invasion of the Japanese mainland appearing likely, American planners again eyed Taiwan as an amphibious staging point and a base for B-29 Superfortress strategic bombers. Navy Chief Adm. Ernest King favored the Taiwan option, while Gen. Douglas MacArthur lobbied for an invasion of the Philippines. For a time, "General MacArthur's return to the Philippines was viewed as a secondary and supporting campaign," the CMSI study said.Initial plans called for a 12-division assault in early 1945. But with the European theater receiving priority for American forces, this was scaled down to six divisions (about the size of the initial assault force in the Normandy invasion). The objective would be to occupy southern Taiwan and the mainland Chinese port of Xiamen across the Taiwan Strait.But this meant subduing a heavily defended island of 14,000 square miles studded with cities, mountains, and forests. The more they studied the challenges, the more worried some senior officers became. Just finding sufficient forces would be a nightmare. "In total, it was believed that a force of 776,913 would be needed for Causeway, including all six divisions of the US Marine Corps, 20 B-29 bomber groups, 41 miscellaneous bomber squadrons, 40 fighter squadrons, and large numbers of naval engineers and logistics support units," explained the CMSI report.The biggest flaw in Operation Causeway was an underestimation of Japanese defenses. Intelligence assessments expected a garrison of 90,000 to 170,000 troops. In fact, the Japanese had 275,000 troops, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nippon.com/en/features/c03305/">conscripted Taiwanese natives</a>. They were backed by 20 squadrons of kamikaze aircraft and 600 suicide boats.The Japanese had anticipated the landings would be in southern Taiwan. They planted 10,000 sea mines, including 5,200 in the Taiwan Strait alone. Mindful of overwhelming American firepower, they built elaborate systems of trenches, bunkers, and tunnels above the beaches and across the island."Imperial Japanese and Formosan troops would have conducted a long, drawn-out fight in the cities and mountains," said Easton. "A guerilla warfare campaign was planned for after the conventional fighting came to an end. Taiwan's defenders were determined to fight to the bitter end, and the defensive geography, stockpiles, and underground bunkers they had were extraordinary."How would a US invasion of Taiwan fare? Other Pacific War battles offer grim clues. When American troops landed in the Philippines in October 1944, they slogged through jungles and mountains in a campaign that still hadn't ended when Japan surrendered in August 1945. In the April 1945 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wwii-battle-of-okinawa-may-have-prevented-invasion-of-japan-2020-6">invasion</a> of the island of Okinawa, US forces suffered 50,000 casualties in two months, as they confronted dense fortifications in hilly terrain, as well as 2,000 kamikaze aircraft attacks that sunk or damaged hundreds of Navy ships.In the end, the Taiwan idea was abandoned. "From the military view, it was absolutely the right decision," Easton said. "Professional war planners detested the idea of having to fight on Taiwan, and with good reason."<div type="image" title="US troops suffered 50,000 casualties in two months of hard fighting in the Okinawa invasion." height="1333" width="2000" msid="114911577" hostid="261" sizebytes="346978"></div><h2 id="33797d97-f032-4e79-af9f-e1d15b1b8089">Lessons for China</h2>Even eight decades after the Japanese occupation ended, Taiwan's military is still influenced by Japanese doctrine, such as the importance of hardening airbases, and how to confront an amphibious invader armed with massive air and naval firepower.Taiwanese forces still use Japanese-built facilities, including some bunker complexes. Some Taiwanese officers advocate renovating old beach defenses, and preparing for protracted guerilla war as the Japanese did.China would face these challenges and more in trying to seize Taiwan today."Taiwanese military officers pay close attention to history, and especially the history of island warfare, urban warfare, and amphibious warfare," said Easton. "They have all the defensive benefits that the Imperial Japanese enjoyed and more, thanks to modern weaponry and strong American support."Michael Peck is a defense writer whose work has appeared in Forbes, Defense News, Foreign Policy magazine, and other publications. He holds an MA in political science from Rutgers Univ. Follow him on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.twitter.com/@mipeck1">Twitter</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mipeck/">LinkedIn</a>.

A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>US Air Force demo pilots perform airshow stunts derived from real-world combat training.</li><li>Airshows offer a glimpse into fighter jet capabilities and their role in combat scenarios.</li></ul>From a spectator's view, airshows are all about spectacle — roaring high-speed passes, compact formation flying, and daring aerial aerobatics.But for Air Force demonstration pilots, these techniques aren't just crowd-pleasers. They are precise maneuvers derived from real-world combat training — practical fighting skills that could mean the difference between life and death on the battlefield.While a demo pilot's primary mission is to captivate airshow audiences, they also offer the spectators a glimpse into what their military aircraft are capable of in actual combat scenarios.Air Force Maj. Tyler "Slasher" Clark, a demo pilot on <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-thunderbird-pilots-f-16-airshow-performance-formations-2024-10">the Air Force's Thunderbird Demonstration squadron,</a> transitioned to <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-the-power-of-the-f-16-fighter-jet-2024-1">the F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> from his work as an F-15C evaluator and instructor pilot while on active duty.As a demo pilot, the aim is still "the constant pursuit of perfection, max-performing a military aircraft, flying on the edge of the envelope, learning not only where it can go but where also you can go," Clark told Business Insider in an interview ahead of the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, California. "In that other environment, it applies to the tactical arena to protect our nation's interests."<div type="image" title="F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the US Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron fly in close formation." height="665" width="1000" msid="114796711" hostid="261" sizebytes="29536"></div>The Thunderbirds showcase fighter aviation at the controls of the Lockheed Martin F-16, a fourth-generation fighter capable of air-to-surface strikes for air support and air-defense suppression and air-to-air combat with enemy aircraft.As the world's most popular fighter jet, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/f-16-crash-shows-even-lower-risk-missions-dangerous-ukraine-2024-9">the F-16</a> is used around the world, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-f-16-pilots-had-to-dramatically-change-way-fly-2024-10">Ukraine being the jet's newest user</a>. Although the jet has been flying for 50 years, it has been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-danish-f-16s-summer-russia-2024-2">consistently upgraded</a>, allowing it to continue to serve in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-wants-4-fighter-jets-for-future-wars-2021-11">important roles</a>, including homeland defense missions and combat in the global war on terrorism.During Thunderbird demo flights, eight pilots — six formation pilots and two solo pilots — put <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-the-power-of-the-f-16-fighter-jet-2024-1">the multirole fighter's capabilities on display</a> through a series of tight formations and shocking maneuvers.Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Simmer" Downie, a solo pilot on the Thunderbirds, logged more than 1,600 flight hours, including nearly 400 combat hours serving in Afghanistan during Operations Freedom Sentinel and Resolute Support.Downie said that the display team exhibits <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ww-ii-air-force-expert-rates-dogfights-in-movies-2023-5">dogfighting skills</a> — close-range air-to-air combat skills — "to people that wouldn't normally get to see the military and experience that.""We get to demonstrate a little piece of what we do with these jets," Downie said. "So supersonic speeds, as we approach those during our sneak passes that scare everybody, they get a sense of what it's like to chase down the enemy, but there's also slow speed-handling for when you're fighting another aircraft.""We get to demonstrate that to people to see the different regimes of flight and really just what these aircraft are capable of," he said.<div type="image" title="A cloud of vapor trails behind an F-16 Fighting Falcon as the pilot performs the High Alpha Pass maneuver." height="666" width="1000" msid="114796715" hostid="261" sizebytes="12886"></div>One such maneuver, the High Alpha Pass, involves fighter jets approaching spectators at a steep angle, hitting speeds of about 130 mph — which Downie said is "extremely" slow for a jet — before pulling up, taking a sharp 90-degree roll, and speeding up to 280 mph to clear the crowd below.The stunt demonstrates the fighter's ability to maintain control at high angles of attack and low speeds, which offers a tactical advantage in combat when a pilot has to quickly change direction or speed to avoid enemy fire.Air Force Maj. Samuel "RaZZ" Larson, the commander of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/usaf-f22-raptor-fighter-jet-combat-airshows-2024-10">the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team</a>, told Business Insider all of the maneuvers he performs during airshows are "just basic derivations from what we do really in dogfighting" and highlight the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fighter-jets-military-us-china-f22-j20-stealth-2024-5">specific capabilities of the Raptor</a>."It's the only fighter in the US arsenal that has thrust vectoring, and it's the most maneuverable fighter in the world," Larson said of the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor, a Lockheed Martin-manufactured stealth air superiority fighter. "We try to showcase what the F-22 can do that other fighters cannot do, and some of the moves that we use in basic fighter maneuvers or dogfighting, we showcase in the demo."The F-22 has conducted strikes in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/f22s-redeploy-to-middle-east-amid-russian-pilots-aggressive-flying-2023-7">Middle East conflicts</a>, and it has long served as a supersonic interceptor, regularly <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-f-22-raptors-response-unsafe-russian-pilots-middle-east-2023-6">countering Russian aircraft</a> near Alaska as part of operations with North American Aerospace Defense Command. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/f-22-first-air-to-air-kills-neither-against-jets-2023-2">Its first air-to-air kill</a>, however, was against a Chinese spy balloon over the continental US.<div type="image" title="The F-22 Raptor." height="2004" width="2550" msid="114796709" hostid="261" sizebytes="173308"></div>Air Force Capt. Nicholas "Laz" Le Tourneau, a safety observer on the F-22 demo team, explained that while there are some differences between <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/f-22-pilot-describes-going-up-against-f-35-aggressors-2021-8">combat and performance flying</a>, "nothing that we are doing here is outside of the purview of an F-22 pilot who is straight out of the combat Air Forces.""A lot of these maneuvers are actually being performed on a day-to-day basis up in the airspace when we're executing our missions," Le Tourneau told Business Insider, adding that "it's really a blessing that Raz gets to take that down to the show and allow the crowd to experience that firsthand."Though the tenure of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-a10-demo-team-commander-warthog-retirement-2024-10">fighter pilots on demo teams</a> only lasts a handful of years, Clark, the first Air National Guard pilot to join the Thunderbirds, said the pilots, maintainers, and operations crew foster a family-like dynamic.<div type="image" title="Air Force Thunderbirds" height="2832" width="4256" msid="114796805" hostid="261" sizebytes="167298"></div>"There were a lot of parallels and similarities that I also saw in the Air National Guard," Clark said. "You get to know each other really well, and sometimes, with those dynamics, you can really build some tight camaraderie and build that trust and go on to do and achieve really amazing things.""That's what attracted me to the Guard, and that's also really what attracted me to the Thunderbirds," he said.And the similarities between combat and demonstration flying come even before pilots <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-pilots-prepare-for-high-g-force-flights-2024-4">get into the cockpit</a>."A lot of the stuff that you've seen in combat is kind of the same for the airshow in terms of your preparation for that moment and repeating and knowing your steps, your processes, and how everything's going to work," Downie said, "so when things do go crazy in front of a crowd of 700,000 people, you know how to stay calm, cool, and collected as you do on a mission."

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