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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nFox News<\/a> reports that an armed Russian Su-27 flew within a few feet of an Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft yesterday over the Baltic Sea, after the Russians warned that they would start busting caps on US aircraft flying over the Levant after a Navy F-18 shot down a Syrian Su-22;<\/p>\n Once alongside, the Russian jet was \u201cprovocative\u201d in its flight maneuvers and flying \u201cerratically,\u201d according to another official.<\/p>\n Since June 2nd there have been over 35 interactions in the Baltic Sea region between U.S. and Russian jets and warships, but the incident Monday morning is notable because the U.S. military considered it \u201cunsafe,\u201d according to one official.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n It was not immediately clear how close the US military recon jet was flying near Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave between NATO allies Poland and Lithuania. This fall, Russian moved nuclear-capable ballistic missiles to Kaliningrad, putting some European capitals in strike range.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Meanwhile another Air Force F-15 downed an Iranian-built drone over southern Syria, says another Fox News<\/a> link;<\/p>\n This is the second time the U.S. has shot down an Iranian drone in less than a month. U.S. officials reported on June 8 that an American fighter jet shot down a drone likely connected to Iranian-supported Hezbollah forces. The drone fired on U.S.-backed troops before it was taken down. An Army spokesman at the Pentagon said at the time that the drone carried more weapons and was considered a direct threat. <\/p>\n Monday’s incident also marks the fifth time since late May that the U.S. military has bombed pro-Syrian forces in southern Syria.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Nice to see our pilots getting a little air-to-air experience. They’re probably getting tired of all of the ground support action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"