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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Spotted Off The Coast Of The Rockaways As Part Of Federal Response To Sandy
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Posted on 11/01/2012 1:18:05 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Spotted Off The Coast Of The Rockaways As Part Of Federal Response To Sandy November 1, 2012 3:38 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An aircraft carrier was spotted 3 miles off the coast of the Rockaways on Thursday afternoon.

Chopper 2 saw the military vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, a part of the federal response to superstorm Sandy.

It is a hopeful sight for folks in Queens, who were among some of the hardest hit residents during the storm.

The presence of the naval ship means the helicopters circling our area to survey the damage and provide relief are self-sufficient. They will not have to visit nearby airports for fuel as they supply troops and manpower to the devastated residents in the Rockaways and the Tri-State area.

(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amphibiousassault; lhd1; usswasp
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1 posted on 11/01/2012 1:18:11 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Ah—The aircraft carrier that should have been sitting off of the coast of Benghazi.


2 posted on 11/01/2012 1:21:12 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Re-distribute my work ethic, not my wealth.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Something doesn’t ring quite right with that story?


3 posted on 11/01/2012 1:21:24 PM PDT by oyez ( .Affordable Care is neither affordable nor care.)
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To: Sub-Driver

All this election stuff is making me so cynical that my first thought is to wonder how many sailors are being disenfranchised by not being around to vote in their home port.

Nov. 7th can’t get here soon enough. I can’t think straight.


4 posted on 11/01/2012 1:22:47 PM PDT by verum ago (Some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
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To: Sub-Driver

really? why? we don’t have the capacity to reach these areas from land-based assets? doesn’t make any sense unless it’s truly a PR move in light of the Benghazi situation.


5 posted on 11/01/2012 1:23:38 PM PDT by Frapster (There you go again....)
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To: Sub-Driver

Well, at least the won’t be voting in Virginia on Tuesday...


6 posted on 11/01/2012 1:23:57 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: Sub-Driver

Hmm, I wonder if this carrier is there to really help those in true need or are they there to keep the people honest.


7 posted on 11/01/2012 1:25:05 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: Sub-Driver

What’s an “aircraft carrier”?


8 posted on 11/01/2012 1:25:05 PM PDT by hollywood (Stay on topic, please.)
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To: Sub-Driver

The really odd thing about the story is, the Navy usually announces deployments like this, but they are reporting they think this is the mission because their helicopter “spotted” the carrier.


9 posted on 11/01/2012 1:25:22 PM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
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To: Sub-Driver
The gov't just needs to bring tanker trucks in and provide free gas and Diesel.

It's the least they could do for killing the XL pipeline.

10 posted on 11/01/2012 1:26:07 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: oyez
We sent aircraft carriers on rescue mission after the big tsunami/ earthquake in Indonesia. Why not for our own people?
11 posted on 11/01/2012 1:26:36 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Sub-Driver
Don't we have anymore hospital ships or are they like horses and bayonets?
12 posted on 11/01/2012 1:27:44 PM PDT by McGruff (Obama lied. Heroes died.)
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To: oyez

Strange logistics, if the goal is to pick up troops and supplies on land and deliver them on land.

But, if it’s difficult getting auto gas, avgas or JetA has got to be even scarcer, so if fuel and a clear landing zone is the goal a carrier can certainly provide that. There are smaller ships that support copters, but if you have a carrier ready....


13 posted on 11/01/2012 1:28:19 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: Sub-Driver
Maybe it was this one:

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14 posted on 11/01/2012 1:28:19 PM PDT by FredZarguna (Every President from Arkansas both of whose inaugurations were held in prime years has a bitch wife.)
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To: Sub-Driver

All Navy Ships have HUGE Generators and can supply a lot of Electricity, they have Evaps and can supply Fresh Water and they have Manpower to assist.

An Aircraft Carrier has Helicopters to deliver goods and Manpower to places that are cut off

The Navy can do a lot more than just blow up stuff

TT


15 posted on 11/01/2012 1:28:38 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Radical islam is islam. Moderate islam is the Trojan Horse.)
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To: Sub-Driver

They don’t even bother to figure out which aircraft carrier it was? Well, that is journalism these days for you...


16 posted on 11/01/2012 1:28:40 PM PDT by Professional
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To: Sub-Driver

Maybe it is a LHD flattop amphibious ship with helicopters and not a big CVN like the Truman. The reporters would not know the difference.


17 posted on 11/01/2012 1:34:51 PM PDT by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: Arm_Bears
Ah—The aircraft carrier that should have been sitting off of the coast of Benghazi.

Exactly. While I'm thankful that folks in the NE are (hopefully) getting the much needed relief, it irks me to no end that our brave guys in Benghazi were abandoned, when help could have arrived in plenty of time.

18 posted on 11/01/2012 1:34:51 PM PDT by Jane Long (Soli Deo Gloria!)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Yeah, but those were remote third world areas with no innfrastructure and suffering real devastation after an actual cataclysmic natural disaster.

Here we’re talking about little Cat 1 storm and the biggest and most modern metropolitan area of the United States, with easy highway access to unaffected areas...and they need an aircraft carrier? It’s all part of the horse-and-pony show.


19 posted on 11/01/2012 1:35:37 PM PDT by cll (I am the warrant and the sanction)
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To: Sub-Driver
Rioters and looters and grumpy survivors beware! ;)


20 posted on 11/01/2012 1:36:24 PM PDT by Errant
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