Ahead, Warp factor 9.
if true, that is a lot of fire power all in one place
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Speeding?
The Big E is big alright, but it’s not the largest carrier in the fleet - is it?
CVN 65 Enterprise is not the “biggest air carrier” by a long shot. It is nearly the oldest and maybe the fastest. Carriers are capital ships or “strategic assets”. Should the Iranians attack them, they will recieve an immediate strategic reply. Rio Linda for nuclear response.
Not too confident our president will knock the hell out of Iran like they deserve.
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Signs That the United States is About to Bomb Iran
1. – The U.S. Navy stages a “surge exercise” and moves six carrier battle groups into the Indian Ocean.
2. – A “regularly scheduled exercise” moves Patriot Missile Batteies to Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. These exercises happen from time to time, but if they happen when other things are happening…
3. — Movement of B-52 and B1B bombers to the island of Diego Garcia (in the Indian Ocean).
4. — Deployment of F117 stealth bombers and F-22 fighters to anywhere in the Persian Gulf.
5. — Deployment of B-2 Stealth Bombers to Guam, where there are special facilities for maintaining these aircraft.
6. — Lockdown of Whitman Air Force Base (where most B-2 bombers are stationed) in Missouri.
7. — Increased delivery of Pizza to Pentagon
8. –Sudden loss of cell service near some air force bases (from which heavy bombers would depart). At the same time, there would be sightings of Middle Eastern looking guys around these bases, trying to get their cell phones to work, while being observed by what appears to be FBI agents.
9. Deployment of KC-135/KC-10 aerial tankers to Diego Garcia, Guam and the Persian Gulf.
10. America asks nations neighboring Iran for basing and over flight rights.
Good things come in threes.
Secured from what?
True or not, God bless our brave men and women in uniform.
Call me skeptical, but after reading Bush’s secret dealing with the Muslim Brotherhood, another terror org on Pamela’s Atlas Shrugs, it appears that Pres Bush has pretty much changed his mind to attack Iran. In that interview, it was also revealed that Bush vs Condi promised Iran it would not strike in return for exit from Iraq with Iran’s help. Not sure whats going on behind the scenes, but observing that the Whitehouse supports Abbas, another terrorists, and these secret negotiations, I am actually speechless.
God Speed guys (and gals).
Length: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters).
Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters); Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters).
Displacement: Approximately 97,000 tons (87,996.9 metric tons) full load.
Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour).
General Characteristics, Enterprise Class
Length: 1,101 feet 2 inches (335.64 meters).
Beam: 133 feet (39.9 meters); 252 feet (75.6 meters).
Displacement: 89,600 tons ( 81,283.8 metric tons) full load.
Speed: 30+ knots (34.5 miles per hour).
General Characteristics, Kitty Hawk Class
Length: 1062.5 feet (323.8 meters).
Beam: 130 feet (39 meters); Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters).
Displacement: Approx. 80,800 tons (73,300.5 metric tons) full load.
Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour).
BRING IT ON !
Grain of salt, but no outright denial.
Per navy.mil:
Washington’s ready, and I show her next up, due to deploy this month, to the Med.
Enterprise is also ready, had a shakedown cruise last month that reportedly went well.
I count Debka as one half of one reliable source.
Since once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, and three times is enemy action, (but I like to lean forward on “two”) we need one and a half more reliable sources to “lean” and two point five to be sure.
Given the mess in Gaza, the simmer in Lebanon, the unreported tangles around Amarah, and the offensive in Baqubah, it’s a good idea to say on our toes anyway.
There was a report a while back that claimed that once 3 groups were in the Gulf it was go time on Iran.
And to think we could Kick the Holy SH!T out of these smelly little rag heads with just one Carrier Strike Group..........what are we waiting for....
Modality low; bogosity high.
A third group has been hanging around for nine months and has been rotated out at least twice.
But, let's not tip our hand to the Iranians.