Three US carrier strike groups steam in formation in Pacific Ocean (Awesome photo)

AP via Yahoo! ^ | 6/19/06

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The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike
groups steam in formation during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) in preparation
for Valiant Shield 2006 on Sunday, June 18, 2006, in the Pacific Ocean. The
PHOTOEX featured 14 ships as well as 17 aircraft from Air Force, Navy, and
Marine Corp including a B2 bomber. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is
currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent
history. Held in the Guam operating area beginning June 19-23, the exercise
involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups, more than 300
aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Jarod Hodge) Email Photo Print Photo

[mortal19440]

Where they are supposed to be, deep.

[Kimmers]

Thank you.....it makes a great background....

[AD from SpringBay]

And who knows how many ships below.

[rabidralph]

*sigh* What a beautiful sight. Official Navy photos may be downloaded at Navy.mil. They, and other military photos, make great posters for FReeping.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Bumping for a new desktop when I get home from work!

THANK you!!!

[prophetic]

Awesome pic, but maybe it isn't the safest thing for the Navy to have this many assets so close together?

My thoughts EXACTLY!!

[prophetic]

AMEN bro!!!

[zarf]

You read my mind. As impressive as all this weaponry is, I still have my doubts about these types of naval forces when the battle is between countries with advanced weaponry. In terms of force projection for conflicts in which we are unopposed...cool. BUT

I truly believe that a salvo of cruise missiles or longer range types will decimate a conventional naval force.

I see what the tenacious pilots of Argentina were able to do to the Brits in the Falklands and it should make us think before oohing and ahhing.

[rightinthemiddle]

Or, somebody gets onry.

[SunTzuWu]

Your tax dollars at work.

I don't have a problem with that. In fact I'd rather that most of my taxes go to the military, instead of "social programs".

[JeffersonRepublic.com]

[That's exactly what I was thinking. NK is supposed to test fire a missile...what if they armed it and launched it at the battle group? Not much of a chance they'd do that, but...why give them such a fat, juicy target?]

Blahahaha! NK wouldn't try to sink a few Navy ships with a nuke. If they did, their country would be a glowing pile of glass... they know this.

[Former MSM Viewer]

That looks like a lot of foreign diplomacy under way

[Robert A Cook PE]

So which carrier launched the B-2 in the photo?


Er, uhm, the purple (joint ops) carrier?

[theFIRMbss]

>I still have my doubts about these types of naval forces...

"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force. "

[cinives]

"subs being the shy type" LOL

I've met a few submariners and they ain't shy...

[kallisti]

You can't see it, it's stealthy.

[Doohickey]

"Joint" means one thing if you were in the military, and quite another if you're Libertarian.

[mkjessup]

I see what the tenacious pilots of Argentina were able to do to the Brits in the Falklands and it should make us think before oohing and ahhing.

I understand your perspective but let's try to remember that those tenacious pilots of Argentina lost the war and Britain was victorious.

[ImaTexan]

ping

[gipper81]

I see what the tenacious pilots of Argentina were able to do to the Brits in the Falklands and it should make us think before oohing and ahhing.

When, if ever, did our guys ever loose a dog fight?