Posted on 04/17/2017 12:06:17 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Three US Aircraft Carriers Directed Toward South Korean Shores
Amid mounting tensions in the East Asia, the Pentagon has directed three US aircraft carriers toward the Korean Peninsula, South Korean media reported quoting governmental sources.
TOKYO (Sputnik) — Three US aircraft carriers, USS Carl Vinson, USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz, will enter the Sea of Japan next week, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing a South Korean government source.
Washington and Seoul are discussing joint drills, which will include the three aircraft carriers, with USS Carl Vinson expected to enter the Sea of Japan by April 25 and other ships joining it, according to the report.
On Sunday night, South Korean and US military reported registering what they believed to be a failed missile test by Pyongyang.
(Excerpt) Read more at sputniknews.com ...
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/politics/2017/04/16/0505000000AKR20170416049452014.HTML?template=2085
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Biggest news of the day. We don’t send three carrier groups anywhere.
Biggest news of the day. We don’t send three carrier groups anywhere.
That’s some bad ass firepower.
-AiT
The Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu are looking upwards wondering what is hapnin’.
Three US Aircraft Carriers Directed Toward South Korean Shores
I don’t think any other country has more than two. i think that’s why three.
“Unprecedented Show of Manhood” (newspaper cartoon)
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/04/195_227646.html
;-)
Well that certainly should raise some eyebrows higher! A joint effort with Japan....Humm-...so what’s up?
actually i found this on wiki don’t know if it was true but i was surprised how many carriers japan still has floating. i remember the last one of englands going belly up.
Country In service In reserve Decommissioned Under construction Never completed Total
Argentina Argentina 0 0 2 0 0 2
Australia Australia 0 0 3 0 0 3
Brazil Brazil 0 0 2 0 0 2
Canada Canada 0 0 5 0 0 5
China China 1 0 0 1 0 2
France France 1 0 7 0 7 8
Germany Germany 0 0 0 0 8 0
India India 1 0 2 1 2 4
Italy Italy 2 0 0 0 2 2
Japan Japan 4 0 4 0 4 8
Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 2 0 0 2
Russia Russia 1 0 1 1 2 3
Spain Spain 1 1 1 0 1 3
Turkey Turkey 0 0 0 1 0 1
Thailand Thailand 1 0 0 0 0 1
United Kingdom United Kingdom 0 0 40 2 12 42
United States United States 10 1 56 2 12 71
Total 22 2 125 8 50 155
It’s possible that three groups were sent, but that would be unnecessary for dealing with North Korea alone. ...sufficient security against anything that might arise from elsewhere, perhaps. And well,...you know...Sputnik. ;-D
I know that you know about Sputnik, TLR, and that you found a better source in the ROK. This is for others who might not know.
Sputnik (news agency)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_%28news_agency%29
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That’s pretty sizeable. Then again it’s “Sputnik News”.
Hmmm. Anyone got updates on ship movements?
Lots of submarines patrolling that part of the world.
Very dangerous.
Think about the ridiculous statement this is over the Russian Media.
Is our media much different? Destroy the white man policies fomented on U.S Campuses pushed through and filtered by the media passed along to the politicos of the left to use as divisive issues so that the media can cover it and maintain popularity.
Look at all the hollywood types who aren’t chirping so loudly as they were pre-election.
The Japanese “carriers” are destroyers with landing decks. No one else has supercarriers like we do.
Yes, never trust Sputnik:
USS Nimitz Public Affairs Apr 14, 2017
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 is currently undergoing their final pre-deployment assessment, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), marking the completion of their condensed Inter-Deployment Training Cycle (IDTC) for an upcoming deployment slated for this year.
The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) completed a nearly two-year yard period at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in September of last year. Since then they have undergone sea trials, Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA) I, TSTA II, TSTA III, Final Evaluation Phase and the Board of Inspection and Survey.
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