Posted on 11/23/2011 5:56:38 PM PST by RobertClark
Who did not see this happening
Well, they have been effective so far so why not continue the trend? /s
The acronym for it is KMA, how fitting....
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Kinetic Military Action is such an awkward phrase. I have to believe that the phrase was cobbled together just to fit the acronym. The acronym must surely have comes first — Obama to the US Military: “KMA!”
I call bull chit ! I call bull chit !
My boy is on the Bush, they left the gulf because thier time there is up, and they are on their way home, taking the path thru the Suez that they always do. They will be home before Christmas.
Either that or the heads on GHWB...
Does anyone else have concern that out of 9 carrier and assault ships based out of Norfolk that 7 of them are in home port or non-deployable for maintenance?
Furthermore, all of the San Diego flat toppers are in home port.
Out of 20 total, only three are on deployment and one is on port call in Bali.
Make that two on port call. One is also in Pearl Harbor.
I have plenty of concern.
Being that I live about 3 miles from Mayport (Jacksonville), the Navy is resistant to base at least one other carrier here favoring instead to keep all of them in Norfolk. Any military planner will sound the warning bells all day long about such a stupid move.
God help us if the worst happens there.
That’s what concerns me as well. Particularly after Russia’s statement recently concerning our missile shields.
Might be the ticket - I'd still prefer Palin/Gingrich, but that's not gonna happen.
A Pearl Harbor type wipeout of carriers of any number would be disasterous at best.
The wun and his ilk would welcome it though.
IMO, we should have another 4 carriers out there somewhere rather than sitting ducks in home ports.
Just how tough would it be to float a nuke into the Hampton Roads area right now? Virtually half our carrier fleet would be gone. Right now in the blink of an eye. We know our enemies are keenly aware of this as well.
God help us.
USS George W Bush (CVN 77) redeployed to the Med.
Just this past Sunday, Canada's Minister of Defence announced that frigate HMCS Vancouver, which has just finished its mission of patrolling the Libyan coast, has been retained in the Med, ostensibly to join NATO Op ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR.
The Minister also stated that frigate HMCS Charlottetown will replace Vancouver in January.
Canadian frigates routinely work was part of escort screens for US CVNs and are also accustomed to working as part of interdiction patrols.
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