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To: Stajack
Why try to squeeze water out of a rock? And if they decide to disinvite our military assets from the Port of Dubai, we'll be a thousand miles from the Iranian fleet rather than thirty.

Situations like that is why we have fleet replenishment ships and practice UnRep (Underway Replenishment). Same reason the Air Force has Tanker aircraft, pretty much anyway.

756 posted on 03/09/2006 9:37:33 PM PST by El Gato
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To: El Gato
Situations like that is why we have fleet replenishment ships and practice UnRep (Underway Replenishment). Same reason the Air Force has Tanker aircraft, pretty much anyway.

Yep that's why they have the USNS fleet. You can refuel, load groceries, supplies, mail, and parts. We would go to sea six months doing this. All our fueling was at sea. We also had capabilities to refuel other ships in company if needed.

767 posted on 03/09/2006 10:20:37 PM PST by cva66snipe (If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
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