I kinow a guy on the Stennis.....good luck to him and al who sail on her....
Meadow Muffin
Good luck and smooth sailing.
I was on the JFK in the '70's/ It would be impressive to see 3 carrier groups at once in the same area.
Who was Stennis?
Haze Gray and Underway...God Speed!
I had hoped to make it down to see her sail this morning, but couldn't. I did see her last summer in Puget Sound, and it was an impressive sight indeed!
Do you suppose there will ever be a ship named after Barney Frank? And what kind of a ship might it be? Maybe a sub, since they go down a lot.
USS John C. Stennis Deploys with Carrier Strike Group 3
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How could this happen? I've heard nothing about Pelosi approving this provocative move.
I did four Carriers, they are out of this world!!!!..
I have a relative serving on board too.
Isn't the USS Reagan underway as well?
If any of the FReepers on this Tread would like to get a real feeling of what an Aircraft Carrier is like; visit the USS Midway at the foot of Broadway in San Diego, California.
Seaman recruit Schools is absolutely correct about that first sunset at sea.
"In America, they lie for tactical reasons, stating over and over that military action against Iran is unlikely. However in Iran, out of ignorance, they reiterate that American military action against their country is impossible because the US is "unable" to do so!
We say and hope our analysis is wrong. A possible military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities is in the final stages. Unless a political miracle occurs that revives the halted dialog between Iran and the international community, Iran and its neighboring countries should not be surprised by a scenario that includes American military action. "
Just maybe, President Bush is purposely allowing the media and the left to spout their garbage in order to create the illusion that we are completely incapable of taking any action against Iran. It would come as a complete surprise if we did take action.
Iranian Map: Before our upcoming Victory:
Iranian Map: After our upcoming Victory:
Over the past week, the U.S. Navy has given orders to the U.S.S. John Stennis carrier battle group, based in Bremerton, WA, to steam toward the Persian Gulf, where it will join the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Navy sources say the Pentagon is getting ready to announce the dispatch of a third carrier battle group – the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan – from San Diego. That will make three carrier battle groups in the region starting at around the end of January.
Oh, and along with them is the amphibious assault group led by the U.S.S. Boxer, which can land several thousand U.S. Marines to seize and destroy strategic sites near the coast at a moment’s notice. (Busheir? Bandar Abbas? Jask? The three Persian Gulf islands Iran seized from the UAE in the 1990s and has since fortified to harass Gulf shipping? Your pick).
A Quote from: The Dogs of War - Lessons of the 20th Century. By Victor Davis Hanson, (author most recently of Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power):
“"I would not wish to fight the United States - either militarily, politically, or culturally. For every threat, our history teaches us that Americans offer not just a rejoinder, but the specter of a devastating answer of a magnitude almost inconceivable to those now chanting and threatening in the streets of the Middle East.
Do they have any idea of what sort of dangerous people we really are? Do they understand the history of the names of those ships now off their coasts, like the USS Peleliu or Enterprise, or the pedigree of the 82nd or 101st Airborne?"
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