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To: blam
Hmmm. Let's see. Move our whole Mediterranean fleet, and all the support, from Italy to Spain. No brainer. Goodbye Italy!
2 posted on 02/06/2004 7:25:55 PM PST by Spruce
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To: Spruce
"The Sixth Fleet comprises some 40 ships, 175 aircraft and 21,000 military and civilian personnel, all commanded from the aircraft carrier LaSalle, which is based at Gaeta, midway between Rome and Naples."

Except the La Salle is NOT an aircraft carrier, it is designated the AGF-3, and is a 'Miscellaneous Command Ship' which provides the 'HQ' for the Sixth Fleet. You have to wonder when articles like this get info so wrong, what else is bad about their facts...

dvwjr

5 posted on 02/06/2004 7:54:22 PM PST by dvwjr
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