Three US carrier strike groups steam in formation in Pacific Ocean (Awesome photo)

AP via Yahoo! ^ | 6/19/06

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The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike
groups steam in formation during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) in preparation
for Valiant Shield 2006 on Sunday, June 18, 2006, in the Pacific Ocean. The
PHOTOEX featured 14 ships as well as 17 aircraft from Air Force, Navy, and
Marine Corp including a B2 bomber. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is
currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent
history. Held in the Guam operating area beginning June 19-23, the exercise
involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups, more than 300
aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Jarod Hodge) Email Photo Print Photo

[STARWISE]

[Alter Kaker]

I understand your perspective but let's try to remember that those tenacious pilots of Argentina lost the war and Britain was victorious.

Yes, but just barely. And if the Argentine's exocets had worked properly, the Brits would have been defeated.

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[skr]

Three cheers for the Navy!

[Alter Kaker]

For one thing they didn't have any AWACS coverage, which made it possible for the "tenacious pilots of Argentina" to get within missle range. A US carrier battle group can generally "sanitize" an area 300 miles in diameter and NOTHING will get into them under power.

AWACS isn't too effective against cruise missiles or submarines, and your antisubmarine and antimissile capabilities are not what they're cracked up to be. Asymmetrical warfare and all that.

[Alter Kaker]

Out of curiosity, how much did this photograph cost? Not the ships and planes in it, but staging this maneuver? $1 million? $10 million? $50 million?

[dc27]

I wish that when filling out a 1040, you could pick which government programs you want your tax dollars to fund.

[Yossarian]

Out of curiosity, how much did this photograph cost? Not the ships and planes in it, but staging this maneuver? $1 million? $10 million? $50 million?

Hey, if it helps remind the bad guys of the world just what they'd be going up against should they do evil deeds, it's priceless.

[Brad’s Gramma]

I changed my mind. THIS one is now my desktop...

Goodnight everyone...pray for America.

[onyx]

You are so sweet!

Lookie here.

[Tammy8]

Whatever it cost, IMO it is worth every penny.

[RandallFlagg]

Well, since we're putting Naval ships on this page...




USS Peleliu.
My lady for four years.

[onyx]

Good night, BG. Sorry I missed you you missed me....lol.

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[onyx]

Aw, that's really cute. Good night, sweet you.

[STARWISE]

Night, O ... have sugar-sweet dreams.

[onyx]

OK -- although I prefer racy ones.
You have the sugar sweet dreams. :)

[cpforlife.org]

Outstanding!!!

Thanks for posting.

[Jonx6]

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[Gorjus]

Well, you've got a good source. It was my understanding that as they abandoned, they were trying to open scuttles so that she'd go down more quickly. In my mind, that qualifies as sinking not 'solely due to enemy action.'

I realize that's splitting hairs, but my point was to the posters who were saying how easy it is to sink a US warship, and in particular a carrier. As I expect you knew.