Russian SU-24 bombers flew 30 feet over the US destroyer Daniel Cook in what the Pentagon referred to as a "simulated attack."  The incident in the Baltic occurred in international waters. Military Times reports on other aggressive actions by Russian warplanes against U.S. ships: Shortly after leaving the Polish port of Gdynia, near Gdansk, on Monday, the Donald Cook at was sea in international waters conducting flight operations with a Polish helicopter, part of routine joint training exercises with the NATO ally. During those flight operations, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 combat aircraft appeared and conducted about 20 overflights, coming within 1,000 yards of the ship at an altitude of about 100 feet, the defense official said. In response, the commander of the Donald Cook suspended flight operations. On Tuesday, the Donald Cook was underway in the Baltic Sea when a Russian helicopter — a Ka-27 Helix — made...(Read Full Post)