[mazda77]

Being that we don’t have cloaking devices for our ships just yet, the fact that it sticks out like a sore thumb on the horizon was not missed by the Sudanese pirates and the rest of the ships traveling that corridor and they all have radios.

To make another point, the fact that we learn it is on station with an existing carrier already under a certain amount of surveillance by our “friends” in the neighborhood, I’m sure it is no surprise to them as well. They did keep it quiet that it was moving and the reason for the move so let them wonder what is up, especially Achmadinejad.

[B4Ranch]

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.

[mad_as_he$$]

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.