Posted on 09/01/2013 4:19:40 PM PDT by kristinn
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and other ships in its strike group are heading west toward the Red Sea to help support a limited U.S. strike on Syria, if needed, defense officials said on Sunday.
The Nimitz carrier strike group, which includes four destroyers and a cruiser, has no specific orders to move to the eastern Mediterranean at this point, but is moving west in the Arabian Sea so it can do so if asked. It was not immediately clear when the ships would enter the Red Sea, but they had not arrived by Sunday evening, said one official.
"It's about leveraging the assets to have them in place should the capabilities of the carrier strike group and the presence be needed," said the official.
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The Nimitz carrier group had been in the Indian Ocean, supporting U.S. operations in Afghanistan, but was due to sail east around Asia to return to its home port in Everett, Washington, after being relieved in recent days by another aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman.
Given the situation in Syria, U.S. military officials decided to reroute the Nimitz and send it west toward the Red Sea, and possibly the Mediterranean, officials said.
The Navy has also sent the USS San Antonio, an amphibious ship with 300 Marines and extensive communications equipment on board, to join the five destroyers, diverting it from a previously scheduled mission that would have taken it farther west.
A second official said the San Antonio had been asked to serve as an afloat forward staging base, which could provide a temporary base for special operations forces, if they were needed. It could also assist with evacuations.
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I read that Russia is sending 4 more additional warships to Syria, in addition to
The warships they have already dispatched. I’m certain these Russian warships
are not going to a Boat Show in Syria.
Stop worrying and learn to love the bomb.
Dr. Strangelove is about to star WW3
Maybe Solar-biofuel hybrid carriers... our new faggoty military runs on Hope and Change now.
We now have 5 Carriers in that region??? Shades of Pearl Harbor!
I can remember when the Navy said they never wanted to have a Carrier task force in the Arabian Sea. Moving into this location could be a huge disaster because of the lack of space to maneuver.
His legacy might just be WWIII.
Or Jutland.
And remember, Pearl Harbor also was a “Limited Strike.”
What’s Jutland?
So how would the Nimitz’s planes get TO Syria to bomb it?
Would the Egyptians allow it to transit Suez? Would the Israelis or Jordanians grant overflight rights?
I have wondered for some time now if there are any true ‘’patriots’’ in either the CIA, NSA, FBI, JCS, DIA or any other alphabet agency.
I see now not.
The Battle of Jutland (Skagerrakschlacht, for the Germans).
lots worse than a silk worm ship killer, 74 of the newest autonomous Russian cruse missle ship killers, Janes says they are bad ass.
http://www.janes.com/article/12665/us-criticises-russian-missile-transfer-to-syria
The reports I read about Russia building up their ships in Syria must be accurate. Why would the US build up such a large fleet for a limited strike
unless we are matching Russian Ship build-up.
Stop worrying and learn to love the bomb.
Dr. Strangelove returns.
WWI naval battle between Britain and Germany. Germany got its but kicked.
Correct, but the losses for both sides were nothing to sneeze at..
Those pictures say it all!
It looks like Dr. Strangelove returns.
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