U.S. Navy Ships Head to Georgia

Georgian Times ^

[maquiladora]

Two U.S. Navy ships, including a guided missile destroyer USS McFaul, and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter are getting underway to transport humanitarian assistance supplies to Georgia, U.S. European Command (EUCOM) said on August 21.

It said USS McFaul (DDG 74) departed from Souda Bay, Crete, on Wednesday and the cutter Dallas (WHEC 716) will depart later this week.

McFaul and Dallas are scheduled to transit into the Black Sea and arrive in Georgia within a week, according to the U.S. European Command.

The announcement comes after it was reported that Turkey gave its go-ahead to sail through its straits into the Black Sea.

“The ships will transport thousands of blankets, hygiene items, baby food and infant supplies to save lives and alleviate human suffering,” U.S. European Command said.

Meanwhile, a team of U.S. European Command, led by Army Brig. Gen. John Miller, is already in Tbilisi “to assess the current humanitarian situation and make recommendations on continued humanitarian support to senior military leadership.”

“The EUCOM team will conduct a deliberate and focused assessment, encompassing variables such as transportation, infrastructure, manpower and many other life support considerations,” the U.S. European Command said.

[MarMema]

Guess what....that's the guy that rescued those two American girls who were trapped in Georgia.

link

[MarMema]

See my post 41

[MarMema]

Thank you. That was a lovely story, both of them actually.

[Santiago de la Vega]

Thanks for posting this.

I can just see it 10 years from now.

This is the way WWIII got started.

[alfa6]

Your Welcome, I still get a great big grin when I read that.

Well "Franz", us peasants in America call that kind of ship an "Aircraft Carrier". We have 12 of them. How many do you have? Oh that's right, NONE.

BWA HAA HAA HA

Regards

alfa6 ;>}