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    Quote Originally Posted by cool_nickname View Post
    Russia really want's trouble with U.S. again, i mean why do the need housing navy ships in Cuba near U.S.

    Oh this is going to be fun

    They are going to station that VDV unit there that our Special Forces just trained in Colorado.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle9294 View Post
    They are going to station that VDV unit there that our Special Forces just trained in Colorado.
    Gonna troll some more regarding about that? It is really amazing that they taught Russia's commandos to fire a rifle, because they never done that before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sepheronx View Post
    Gonna troll some more regarding about that? It is really amazing that they taught Russia's commandos to fire a rifle, because they never done that before.
    They taught them more than that. Back to the topic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle9294 View Post
    They taught them more than that. Back to the topic.
    yeah right. Have fun believing whatever you want.

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    Calm down Sep, the Green Berets trained with the VDV and gave them some pointers, nothing to get bent out of shape about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hisroyalhighness View Post
    Calm down Sep, the Green Berets trained with the VDV and gave them some pointers, nothing to get bent out of shape about.
    No, they trained them. Now they will be stationed in Cuba to train the Cuban's Green Beret skillz.

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    Cuba sounds like a no-brainer if Russia wants its navy to be present in the West Atlantic. And given the state of the island's economy, Castro would probably welcome a return of the country's old strategic partner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hisroyalhighness View Post
    Calm down Sep, the Green Berets trained with the VDV and gave them some pointers, nothing to get bent out of shape about.
    Exactly. Now they are back home in the motherland bragging about training with the best Special Forces in the world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle9294 View Post
    They taught them more than that. Back to the topic.
    Like what? I'm genuinely curious here, since it wasn't exactly a scenario with American instructors mentoring a tribal militia that just climbed off their banana trees. VDV has been around the block.


    This trip was more PR than substance IMHO, like all larger exchanges between the potent militaries (unless it's individuals going off to do specific courses). Same with Americans going next year to Russia - shoot some AKs, sit through classroom ordeals, pose for pictures. End it all with a highly scripted combat scenario.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sepheronx View Post
    Gonna troll some more regarding about that? It is really amazing that they taught Russia's commandos to fire a rifle, because they never done that before.
    On the other hand, I doubt there are too many Green Berets who master the reversed hatchet flip.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eagle9294 View Post
    Exactly. Now they are back home in the motherland bragging about training with the best Special Forces in the world.
    Ah, very good. Now at least we know you are trolling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sashko View Post
    Like what? I'm genuinely curious here, since it wasn't exactly a scenario with American instructors mentoring a tribal militia that just climbed off their banana trees. VDV has been around the block.
    I suppose in such training sessions it's more about teaching each other's way of performing the same task.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atlantic Friend View Post
    I suppose in such training sessions it's more about teaching each other's way of performing the same task.
    X2, no need to get bent out of shape people and besides that's offtopic.

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    What happened to bases in Venezuela? thought tha wast supposed to be the goldmine of russian naval bases? close to oil source

    Raul isnt Fidel, he'll wind up like Mussolini soon enough and then what? and I've been hearing of Russia supposed to get Cam Ranh Bay for 2 decades

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    Quote Originally Posted by LineDoggie View Post
    What happened to bases in Venezuela? thought tha wast supposed to be the goldmine of russian naval bases? close to oil source

    Raul isnt Fidel, he'll wind up like Mussolini soon enough and then what? and I've been hearing of Russia supposed to get Cam Ranh Bay for 2 decades
    I think it was supposed to be some sort of Airforce base that some people where making up after the Tu-160 visited the country. Of course nothing will happen about it as will Cuba due to politics. The one in Vietnam makes the most sense and Russia now has money compared to before.

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