To: libtoken
Isn't the Navy retiring the Kitty Hawk as well?
I know the new carrier George HW Bush will be coming on line soon, but is there another bird farm that'll come into service soon to take the place of the Kennedy?
My God, the Navy hasn't been this small since around 1938. Isn't that right?
10 posted on
12/27/2006 7:54:17 AM PST by
RexBeach
(In war there is no substitute for victory. - Douglas MacArthur)
To: RexBeach
My God, the Navy hasn't been this small since around 1938. Isn't that right?Actually, its worse than that. It hasn't been this small since before World War One...
12 posted on
12/27/2006 7:56:31 AM PST by
Paul Ross
(Ronald Reagan-1987:"We are always willing to be trade partners but never trade patsies.")
To: RexBeach
"My God, the Navy hasn't been this small since around 1938. Isn't that right?"
REPLY:
The military situation is starting to get scary as we shrink the various services.
94 posted on
12/27/2006 10:08:55 AM PST by
OKIEDOC
(Kalifornia now a certified socialist state reporting to Mexico City for further instructions)
To: RexBeach
but is there another bird farm that'll come into service soon to take the place of the Kennedy? Short answer, No.
This is planned as a real reduction in the number of available carriers. The original plan had been to do a major overhaul on the Kennedy, and then use it to replace the Kitty Hawk for Japan basing. The Bush administration then decided to scrap both ships. A deal was cut with Japan to allow the basing of a nuclear powered carrier there.
The Bush will replace the Kitty Hawk. The Kennedy won't be replaced, and the Next Generation carrier, if completed, will replace the Enterprise.
216 posted on
12/30/2006 1:36:35 PM PST by
PAR35
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