5 NATO aircraft carriers patrolling together in show of force around Europe

American Military News ^ | 11/18/22 | Justin Cooper

[Roman_War_Criminal]

NATO is making a show of force this month with five aircraft carriers operating in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, one month after the alliance and Russia held rival nuclear exercises amid the latter’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Two U.S. carriers are involved: the USS George H.W. Bush and the USS Gerald R. Ford, according to a U.S. Navy press release. The other three carriers are the U.K.’s HMS Queen Elizabeth and the flagships of the French and Italian navies: the Charles De Gaulle and Cavour.

The exercise allows NATO forces to practice working together. It’s also another beat in a “deliberate rhythm of military activity” the alliance is maintaining as part of its new “Deter and Defend” strategy, which was launched in the wake of the Ukraine invasion.

“Deter and Defend” emerged from a new strategic plan developed after the invasion, which named Russia as the alliance’s most significant and direct threat in the Euro-Atlantic area, according to NATO.

[BenLurkin]

[hinckley buzzard]

Bidenesque chest pounding.

[FtrPilot]

Here's a picture of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77):

I'm sure Russia will have a response.

Here's a picture of Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier:

Oops

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Truth hurts sometimes 😅🤣😂

[WMarshal]

So there are 2 combat effective carriers and 3 shot bus tugs playing war games.

[PLMerite]

I didn't know Italy even had an aircraft carrier. I thought maybe they'd refloated the Roma.

[MotorCityBuck]

😂 Is the German Navy heading towards Pearl Harbor? 🇩🇪

[cranked]

Russia don’t need CVs to take out US CVs bruh, be assured.

But keep pumping your chest as the US military gets ranked ‘weak’ and may not be able to win one war, as tensions grow with China and/or Russia.

[fidelis]

So, who’s watching the Pacific?

[DesertRhino]

They going to do synchronized drag queen shows?

[TalBlack]

I don’t know, they seem like very expensive targets to me these days. It ain’t 1945 anymore.

[usurper]

So, who’s watching the Pacific?

I think that is still under Joint Chief Mr. Limpet.

[ought-six]

“So there are 2 combat effective carriers and 3 shot bus tugs playing war games.”

All of which make the Admiral Kuznetsov look like the submarine it is destined to be.

[ought-six]

“Russia don’t need CVs to take out US CVs bruh, be assured.”

I guess they did not teach you English grammar in Russia.

[GingisK]

That would be one aircraft carrier and four miniature plane launching boats.

[GingisK]

Oops, make that two real ones and three minis.

[grey_whiskers]

I C W U D T

[FreshPrince]

Yeah and be able to kick russias ass at the same time

[DesertRhino]

Carriers to fight Russia is fairly idiotic. Russia has very little coast, and is surrounded by countless airfields.

And glad you enjoy drag queen shows so much.