I worry about our ASW capabilities. That mission has been de-emphasized for almost 30 years.
Posted on 10/25/2018 11:08:27 AM PDT by SleeperCatcher
Historically, the base was important because during the Cold War, as today, Soviet (now Russian) subs belonging to the Northern Fleet made their way from their bases into the North Atlantic via the GUIK Gap. Once the base was closed in 2006, NATO and the U.S. essentially abandoned their ability to track Russian subs operating in the region.
But then, Russian sub activity in the North Atlantic had been reduced to a fraction of what it was during the Cold War. Today, that’s not the case: Moscow has begun to operate in the North Atlantic much more frequently, especially as President Vladimir Putin has turned his attention to the Arctic, where he hopes to cultivate new commercial ventures such as drilling for oil and gas.
(Excerpt) Read more at greatpowerwar.com ...
I worry about our ASW capabilities. That mission has been de-emphasized for almost 30 years.
You beat me to it...I was going to mention this great book....
Fear not about our current ASW capability. The P-8 and their young crews are far more capable and well trained than those P-3 crews. I was one of them 30 years ago and i dont mind saying they are...
President Roosevelt sent US Marines to occupy Iceland five weeks before Pearl Harbor.
Ummm...no...GIUK Gap is correct, as in Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom.
Presuming you copied the first paragraphs directly from the web article, the author misspells the acronym for the GIUK gap? Makes me suspicious...
Glad to hear that, I wondered how those things were doing. No fixed wing carrier ASW platforms though. RIP Hoover.
don’t trust dyslexics, they’ll eat your soul
“...via the GUIK Gap...”
Shouldn’t that be GIUK Gap for Greenland, Iceland, United Kingdom?
Yes, it should be. Thanks for catching that.
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