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US Naval Update: CVN 65 Enterprise Abandons Libya, Reinforces CVN 70 Vinson In Straits Of Hormuz
Zero Hedge ^ | March 26, 2011 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 03/27/2011 5:43:09 AM PDT by Zakeet

Wonder why the administration made such a stink of reducing the US airborne presence around Libya, and handing it off to France, Italy, Canada and Turkey? Here's the answer: the CVN65 Enterprise which last week was within striking distance of Libya, has quietly left the Red Sea and is now virtually swimming in the wake of CVN 70 Vinson in the Strait of Hormuz. Because obviously whatever is about to happen in the Persian Gulf will need not one but two aircraft carrier formations. And meanwhile in Japan the Washington is doing all it can to put radiation free miles between itself and Fukushima, even as the Essex, chock full of marines is sitting on the coast waiting for orders.


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To: mazda77
the CVN65 Enterprise has quietly left the Red Sea

I'm glad to hear that they did leave quietly, with no rambunctious partying. That might have offended someone.

21 posted on 03/27/2011 7:26:11 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Do NOT remain seated until this ride comes to a full and complete stop! We're going the wrong way!)
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To: Zakeet


Sometimes I wonder if this is what the White House "war room" looks like.
22 posted on 03/27/2011 7:26:19 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: Zakeet

He looks like Idiot Admin in that photo!!! Too funny.


23 posted on 03/27/2011 7:37:52 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Lord Said It and I Believe it. Read your Bible. These are the end time events.)
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To: Vaquero

Any potential opponents that might be able to take a shot at a carrier group have sufficient intel to know this info.

The major players (Russia & China) can easily observe the carriers by satellite. The only naval assets with any degree of stealth are submarines.


24 posted on 03/27/2011 8:33:55 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty
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To: mazda77
I remember once many years ago there was a snafu and Enterprise left Alameda without all of the hoopla of notifying friends and enemies. To make it worse it was in the middle of the night to catch the tide. The Rooskies were freaking out.
25 posted on 03/27/2011 8:40:09 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: skippermd

ping.


26 posted on 03/27/2011 8:40:37 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Zakeet

The Enterprise could be relieving The carl Vinson, people should be more concerned about Libya being the last military mission the Enterprise being involved in before its decomissioned, not a good way to go out


27 posted on 03/27/2011 8:49:11 AM PDT by chemical_boy
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To: mad_as_he$$

Understand, but wasn’t that before there were more than 200 publically known geosyncronous satellites positioned around the globe? :)


28 posted on 03/27/2011 8:51:17 AM PDT by mazda77 (Mike Hogan - JAX Mayor)
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To: Vroomfondel; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; investigateworld; lowbuck; ...
SONOBUOY PING!

Click on pic for past Navair pings.

Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
The only requirement for inclusion in the Navair Pinglist is an interest in Naval Aviation.
This is a medium to low volume pinglist.

29 posted on 03/27/2011 9:06:07 AM PDT by magslinger (What Would Stephen Decatur Do?)
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To: mazda77
There was some birds at that time but all owned by goobermints. I also suspect there were Soviet watchers at every US Naval base.
30 posted on 03/27/2011 9:15:32 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Zakeet

Last week Henry Kissenger was on Greta’s Show. He was not happy at all with this intervention in Libya. He was alluding to the fact that assets are wasted in Libya because there are other things that are a real problem.

What is it we do not know? And when will it become painfully clear?

Much more of this stuff and we may see a draft arise.


31 posted on 03/27/2011 9:19:51 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Ax

After a couple of days, the wily enemy would have all the intel he could handle.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Enemy???
Hell, that is how WE got our info back in the 50’s & 60’s..

Course on occasion we did ‘slip in quietly’ in the middle of the night and a lot of local ‘jo-sahns’ had some ‘splainin’ to do in regards to their ‘visitors’.


32 posted on 03/27/2011 9:55:10 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits")
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To: Vaquero

“is this common knowledge??”

I take it you don’t use Google Earth much.

You can see what and how many airplanes are on the deck and anybody with a computer can use it.

This is probably how they find out which officers are being frisky with the enlisted personnel.


33 posted on 03/27/2011 11:05:20 AM PDT by TxDas (This above all, to thine ownself be true.)
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To: xrmusn

By the time we got that info in the bars in Subic or Yokosuka, it was already being processed and acted upon in Beijing, Moscow, Hanoi or Pyongyang.


34 posted on 03/27/2011 11:57:16 AM PDT by Ax
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To: Ax

Time to what Dr. Strangelove again


35 posted on 03/27/2011 12:08:07 PM PDT by glyptol
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To: TxDas

HEY

I kin see my house from here...!!!


36 posted on 03/27/2011 2:22:11 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Vaquero

oh yea?, is that you in the back yard with your wife?


37 posted on 03/27/2011 5:27:19 PM PDT by TxDas (This above all, to thine ownself be true.)
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To: TxDas

shhhhh!

thats not my wife!


38 posted on 03/27/2011 5:33:02 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Ax

My mom kept a bunch of old letters from my Dad. They had developed a “code” of sorts about where he was headed, etc. Lots of made up relatives with my dad asking questions like “Are you going to Harry’s house for Thanksgiving, and then on to Elaine’s like you usually do?” (Heading to Hawaii, then Einewetok).

I’ll have to ask my mom when I give her a call if she ever let those secrets out to others. I suppose she did to my Dad’s mother and father, at the least.


39 posted on 03/27/2011 5:41:54 PM PDT by 21twelve ( You can go from boom to bust, from dreams to a bowl of dust ... another lost generation.)
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To: Zakeet

What’s new is old. My squadron did two tours in Vietnam flying recon while I was attached, except we were forbidden to carry weapons and we were prevented from flying where it would have done the most good. Never thought Gates would channel McNamara, nor Obama channel Carter.


40 posted on 03/28/2011 8:37:09 AM PDT by pabianice
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