Seven Carrier Strike Groups Underway for Exercise “Summer Pulse 04”

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[FreeAtlanta]

Syria? Iran? N. Korea?

If I were any three, I would take this very seriously.

[sheik yerbouty]

Isaiah 17:1.

[AUH2OY2K]

That's a good start. Add China and you've got the perfect mission.

[Centurion2000]

Seven aircraft carriers at once ?

Someone's getting stomped into the ground in a big way.

No way this could be a drill.

[GSlob]

But wouldn't it be still better if the time frame was below 10 days vs. 30?

[Ken H]

USS Ronald Reagan will conduct operations in the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command theaters during the ship's interfleet transfer from Norfolk, Va., to its Pacific Fleet homeport of San Diego.

Will this group travel around the southern tip of South America to get to San Diego? I'm assuming it couldn't get though the Panama Canal, right?

Would an aircraft carrier withstand a strong hurricane if it got caught in one?

How long has this exercise been planned? It's not the kind of thing where you call the British Admiral of the Fleet and ask if his Navy is busy next week.

[Joe Boucher]

Many if not all the ships wouldn't fit through the canal.
And yes a carrier would make it through a nasty hurricane at sea. If one were coming towards one at its docks it would go out to sea where it would have a better chance of riding it out.
In this uncertain world I don't think you'd want a carrier in such a situation as being in a lock where it is a sitting duck.
Around tierra del fuego? No problem.

[pageonetoo]

...And yes a carrier would make it through a nasty hurricane at sea...

A typhoon in 1967 knocked a screw off the Coral Sea, and screwed up the flight deck... it spent weeks in Japan, for repairs. I was on a DD, and we were forced to stay there, too... boohoo!

Does anyone remember it?

[Thinkin' Gal]

Eye in the sky ping.

[eastforker]

Some say comet strike , next week, find a cave.

[BriarBey]

Eye in the sky ping.


If your pinging what I think your pinging....ping me too, when something pops up.

[Cap Huff]

Ping!

[Dog]

Ma'am can you please ping me if you hear anything....thanks!

[Dog]

There is no way this is just an exercise...to many ships involved.....SEVEN WHOLE STRIKE GROUPS...is HUGE.

[eastforker]

Do you think this is about AB's prediction? Puting on tin foil.

[Dog]

AB's prediction??

[Mo1]

is HUGE

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh just a little

[eastforker]

Aussie Bloke, seems there are predictions of a comet striking earth next week. Venus crossing the path of the sun and other predictions. Mass destruction and other mayham. According to some, june is a time to find a cave. It is all over the net, like I said, grab some tin foil.