We are not capable of truly reinforcing Eastern Europe, math is not on our side

[AnalystInParadise]

100. Because there is a military profile for the military

of every adversary we face. The profile is compiled and revised every year and it is one factor on how the US military plans against its adversary's.

As for Air Superiority I have no doubt American pilots are better than Russian ones, I cannot say the same for NATO pilots. If this was a NATO operation, then a significant portion of the platforms, weapons, and pilots would come from NATO nations, not US forces. NATO pilots do not have the same training.

American pilots get 120 hours a year

Russian pilots get 100

Most Eastern European NATO nations receive 40-80 per year. (Poland, Czech, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, etc.)
Southern European NATO nations receive 80-100
Western European NATO nations receive 90-120

SO.....my entire point is that NATO has radically different training standards for pilots. Against U.S./UK, French and German pilots you are correct Russia would have trouble, but since nearly half the aircraft would come from other nations with less reliable training standards you cannot tell me NATO would achieve air superiority quickly. Russia will be operating under an ADA network that is the most advanced in the world or the 2nd most advanced. That will hurt NATO forces. It can be done for NATO but it won't be fast, it won't be easy and it is far from certain.

AGAIN I am not freaking on Russia's side, but my job for 20 years was Soviet/Russian military analysis. I don't know everything, but I know a lot.