How the US military trains to take any airbase, anywhere in the world in just 18 hours

[mystery-ak]

http://www.businessinsider.com/global-response-force-2016-6

How the US military trains to take any airbase, anywhere in the world in just 18 hours

    Alex Lockie

What happens when all hell breaks loose and the US military needs to act within hours?

Enter the 5,000 specialists of Global Response Force, from the Army's 82nd Airborne Brigade, Joint Special Operations Command, and the US Air Force capable of deploying to any location on earth within 18 hours.

"We need to have demonstrated legitimacy in this capability. It's our muscle. It's us flexing our muscle. Nobody wants to get in the ring with the undefeated heavyweight champion," Staff Sgt. Dillon Heyliger said of the GRF.

In the slides below see how the GRF trains to take enemy airfields with overwhelming force.

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[markomalley]

Airfield seizures have been a standard exercise scenario for at least the past 30 years.

[rangerrebew]

Airfield seizures have been a standard exercise scenario for at least the past 30 years.

If it has been going on that long and is beneficial to the military, I have to wonder why Obama hasn't ordered the practice stopped?