As the capital of the province of Manus, Lorengau naturally has its own airport.However, the airport is a bit far from Lorengao, more than twenty kilometers.Lorengau Airport is built on the easternmost tip of Manus Island, with a runway less than 100 meters from the sea.The name of this airport is Momot Airport, which was first established by the occupation of Manus Island by himself, and later in 1944, the United States and Australia spent six weeks to lay Lorengao, and began to expand this field airport, and finally expanded into a large airport that can take off and land large long-range bombers.After PNG's independence, the airport became a civilian airport in Lorengau.Under the protection of a group of 12 bodyguards, Yang Jing flew back to Port Moresby from Momot Airport, and then met with Guo Dabao from the branch and talked in detail for half an afternoon, and then took a direct flight to Manila after dinner.The most direct way to get from PNG to the Northern Mariana Islands is to fly directly to Saipan.However, there is no direct flight from PNG to Saipan, so I can only fly to Manila, which is the closest to Saipan, and then change flights from Manila to Saipan.After five hours in the air, it was already the second half of the night when they arrived in Manila, and after a night in a pre-booked hotel, the next morning, a group of 13 people continued to fly nonstop on a United Airlines flight to Saipan, 2,600 kilometers away.It was afternoon when we arrived in Saipan, and the weather was excellent, with excellent visibility, and when the plane circled down, you could even see Guam about 200 kilometers to the south.Of course, the Tinian and Songsong islands between Saipan and Guam can be seen more clearly.Seeing that Yang Jing was very concerned about the islands in the south, Chris sitting next to Yang Jing said with a smile: "Boss, are you very interested in Guam?"
”Yang Jing glanced at Chris beside him, nodded slightly, and said, "I don't want to talk about how interested I am, I just want to take a look at the famous Apra Naval Base and Andersen Air Force Base, and see how this Guam base deters the whole of East Asia." ”As if hearing the unkindness in the boss's tone, Chris scratched his hair and said: "Boss, that base was made up by those damn politicians, you" Yang Jing smiled and waved his hand to interrupt Chris's words, "Chris, I don't mean anything else, although I am very uncomfortable about the existence of the US military base in Guam, I also know that there is no way to do it."
So, you don't have to explain, I'm not as cautious as you think. ”Chris frowned, as if he felt that the topic he had just brought up was stupid.The boss is from Huaxia, and now the relationship between Huaxia and the United States is so tense, and the US military base in Guam is a sword chosen above Huaxia's head, so it's no wonder that the boss likes that place.But Chris is also quite quick, thinking about it, he suddenly patted his head and said: "Boss, do you want to sit on the main fighter plane in the United States?"
Enjoy the thrill of supersonic flight?
”Not to mention, Chris's words really surprised Yang Jing."
What, can you let me ride an F35 or an F22?"
As soon as he heard this, Chris's face suddenly became bitter, "Boss, don't you joke, okay?"
Even if I could get you on an F35 or an F22, where would you sit?
These two fighters are single-seater" Yang Jing was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he seemed to have made a big oolong.When it comes to advanced fighter jets in the United States, the first thing that comes to mind is the famous F22 "Raptor", and then the most advanced and expensive fifth-generation fighter F35, but these two advanced fighters are single-seat fighters, and only one pilot is allowed in them.Even the carrier-based aircraft F18 "Hornet" of the aircraft carrier is a single-seat twin-engine fighter.Yang Jing shook his head with a smile and asked, "Okay, Chris, I made a mistake, so what kind of fighter jet did you say can take me to the sky?"
”"It's an F15 Eagle, or F15D two-seater trainer to be exact.""
Trainer plane," Yang Jing was slightly disappointed."
Boss, don't underestimate this is a training aircraft, but this training aircraft has all the combat capabilities of the F15C fighter and conformal fuel tanks, and it is not comparable to the old F15B training aircraft.Moreover, although the F15 model is a little older, it is currently the main active fighter in the US Air Force.The F22 and F35 are advanced, but those things are too expensive, and the US Air Force doesn't have that much money to equip so many F22 and F35.And the F22 is not a fighter in the pure sense of the word, to be exact, the F22 is a fighter-bomber. ”As soon as Chris said this, Yang Jing understood the difference between F15 and F22.However, Yang Jing was also very curious about how Chris could let an outsider take such a plane.But Yang Jing didn't ask this question, because Yang Jing didn't believe that Chris could let himself enter Andersen Air Force Base, and let himself fly an F15 fighter, even if it was a training plane, it was unlikely.In addition, the plane was about to land, so Yang Jing didn't have the heart to ask about this.After the Boeing 777 passenger plane landed safely at Kobleh International Airport on Saipan, as soon as it passed the gate and exited the terminal, Yang Jing felt very comfortable with the cool air rushing in front of him.Saipan is located in the Northern Hemisphere, although the latitude is relatively low, but it is already January, and most of the Northern Hemisphere is winter, even Saipan is the coolest time of the year at this time.Much more comfortable than Lorengau and Molz south of the equator.The hotel they booked was the Hyatt Regency Hotel, because Yang Jing had booked a presidential suite and two executive suites, so when their flight arrived at the airport, the four cars that greeted them were already waiting outside.Yang Jing sat in the stretched Lincoln car, accompanied by Chris and George Bruce, while the other bodyguards were divided into three other cars.But the car John Bruno and Clark McCann were in left the airport and went somewhere else.The entire Mariana Islands are an overseas territory of the United States, where all U.S. documents are valid.Chris, as bodyguards, all have legal gun licenses, but when they came to Saipan, they didn't bring weapons with them, so John Bruno and Clark McCann went to a nearby gun shop to buy weapons."
Boss, if you want to go to Guam, you'd better let George be your guide."
Chris, who was sitting opposite Yang Jing, said suddenly.Yang Jing is also a little embarrassed, this guy still doesn't seem to give up."
Chris, why George?
Will George be able to put me on an F15 trainer?
”Yang Jing asked a little disbelievingly.There are still about twenty minutes from the airport to the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and it is better to be idle than to talk about it."
Boss, if you really want to experience what it's like to fly at supersonic speeds in an F15, it's not impossible."
George Bruce on the other side said with certainty.Hearing what George said so surely, Yang Jing's curiosity was also completely aroused, "Let's talk about it, if it works, I don't mind feeling the thrill of supersonic flight." ”Chris smiled and explained, "Boss, do you know where George served before joining the Delta Force?
”Yang Jing shook his head, he really didn't know this, he just Chris and John Bruno used to be the Delta Special Forces before they retired, and George and Clark were also their teammates, and later joined the security company together after retiring."
Boss, my first stop in the military was Guam, and I was a pilot at Andersen Air Force Base," George said.It was only later that he was selected by Delta to join the Delta Force. ”Chris added, "George's rank is the highest among our men, captain.Damn the Air Force, the ranks start much higher than our Army. ”George chuckled."
The most important thing is that George has a good father!
His father is now the head of the Major General at Andersen Air Force Base!
I said George, you can obviously mix better with your background, why did you want to join Delta in the first place?
”George Bruce continued to chuckle, but did not answer the question.Obviously, it is estimated that Chris has been asking George this question for more than a year, but George has not given a real answer.Yang Jing was also a little shocked by George's background.This guy turned out to be a second-generation military!
And his father turned out to be the head of the major general at Anderson Air Force Base, and was in charge of all the warplanes.The importance of the Anderson Strategic Air Force Base is self-evident, and the 13th US Air Force Command is located at this base.The top commander of this base is a three-star lieutenant general of the US Air Force, and under this lieutenant general, there are several major generals who are in charge of operations, staff, logistics, and other work.Since George's father is an Air Force Major General, he is a big man at Anderson Air Force Base."
Well, George, this answer really came as a bit of a surprise to me.But even if your father is the head of the Major General at Anderson Air Force Base, if you bring outsiders into the base, it's probably impossible to take a trainer plane, right?
”Chris said: "Boss, since I told you about this before, I am sure that you can get on the F15 trainer."
A few years ago, no matter when we were in Blackwater International or Titan Company, as long as we came to Guam, George would inevitably ask us to go up to the sky for a spin" George smiled and said: "Boss, if it's a real fighter, I'm afraid I can't do anything, but the trainer is really fine."
The pilot training mission at Anderson Air Force Base happened to be one of the missions that my father was responsible for.Moreover, the airport where the trainer planes take off and land is not in Andersen Air Force Base, but in the northwest of the base, there is also an airfield for Guam's road aviation troops, which usually has nothing to do and is often used to train pilots. ”After a pause, George continued: "Boss, if you want to experience the thrill of supersonic flight, where I can guarantee you a lap in the sky on an F15D trainer, and I will be your pilot myself. ”That's a good thing!
can feel the thrill of a high-speed flight of the main fighter of the United States, I'm afraid that there are few people in China who can do this, right?
So what are you waiting for?
Anyway, this time I came to Saipan to visit the Maug Islands, and the rest of the time was just to play