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Hunter Suggests NATO Take Over JFK Flattop
Aviation Now ^ | 15 May 06 | Michael Bruno

Posted on 05/16/2006 2:41:32 PM PDT by LSUfan

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is suggesting NATO take over the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier, which the U.S. Navy and the Bush administration want to retire early for budget reasons.

(Excerpt) Read more at aviationnow.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Government; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Florida; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: aircraftcarrier; congress; cv67; duncanhunter; housearmedservices; jfk; nato; navy; sandiego
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To: Pukin Dog

I have been on board the following carriers:

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CV42
USS Forrestal CV59
USS Saratoga CV60
USS Nimitz CVN68

My grandfather was a career naval aviator who retired as a Commander in 1961. He also was awarded a Navy Cross.

My father was a career naval aviator who retired as a Captain in 1980.

I, however, chose the Marine Corps and served in the 1980s.

I don't need to do any research on any of the questions I asked of you because I already know the answers. I was checking to see if you did.

I guess I got my answer.


41 posted on 05/16/2006 3:08:07 PM PDT by LSUfan
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To: gondramB

Yeah, why give up a perfectly good time-share condominium/museum?I'll buy two weeks for Memorial Day.


42 posted on 05/16/2006 3:11:28 PM PDT by mission9 (Be a citizen worth living for, in a Nation worth dying for...)
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To: thinkthenpost

The real problem here goes back to the Clinton admin (what a surprise). Cutbacks resulted in the demise of the SLEP program. USS America (CV66) never did get a SLEP and both she and the JFK could have had more service life if maintained properly.

But it became a chicken or the egg deal. Clinton didn't want to fund enough aircraft and personnel to fit out the air wings, so why SLEP the ships?


43 posted on 05/16/2006 3:12:15 PM PDT by LSUfan
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To: LS

Actually, France is a member of NATO, and has been since the beginning. They just think that they are too good to allow foreign bases on their soil, so DeGaulle kicked out all of the other countries' bases back in the 1950's.


44 posted on 05/16/2006 3:13:55 PM PDT by webheart
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To: LSUfan
Take all the Muzzies out of Gitmo and put them on the JFK and park it in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Then we can use it for rendition and close down Gitmo.
45 posted on 05/16/2006 3:14:30 PM PDT by skimask (People who care what you do don't matter.......People who matter don't care what you do.)
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To: saganite

Spain and Italy have carriers I believe.


46 posted on 05/16/2006 3:15:01 PM PDT by spikeytx86 (Pray for Democrats for they have been brainwashed by there fruity little club.)
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To: gdzla
Put her with the USS Oriskany


47 posted on 05/16/2006 3:15:57 PM PDT by blam
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To: LSUfan
You got nothing, and you didn't answer my question. What on earth does your Grandfather have to do with my question? What do YOU know about running a Carrier? And if you think I don't know anything about this subject, you are worse off then I thought.
48 posted on 05/16/2006 3:16:20 PM PDT by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: Pukin Dog

Name a country that is MILITARILY involved in NATO that has a carrier currently in service?

Especially one that can land aircraft that AREN'T Harriers?


49 posted on 05/16/2006 3:16:26 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq - Rob Schnieder is a Carrot)
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To: Canard

"Is there any reason to think that, if this idea was enacted, the majority of the personel operating the ship would not continue to be US Navy?

Everyone is talking as if 'NATO' is some kind of independent country."



I sometimes tell people I did reconnaissance as a NATO soldier, it gets more reaction than simply saying I was in the army.

Even veterans sometimes look puzzled.





50 posted on 05/16/2006 3:16:29 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: spikeytx86
Hey, why bother these folks with facts? They would rather think they know what they are talking about.....
51 posted on 05/16/2006 3:17:08 PM PDT by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: MikefromOhio
Aren't you on my "don't post to me" list?
52 posted on 05/16/2006 3:18:13 PM PDT by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: Pukin Dog

Sure, the Euros could operate the JFK, but at what cost? We're basically talking about frigate navies here. The Brits are not about to take on a costly veteran ship that will rob money from their tight ship construction budgets.


53 posted on 05/16/2006 3:19:22 PM PDT by Tallguy (When it's a bet between reality and delusion, bet on reality -- Mark Steyn)
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To: samadams2000
Build 10 more. And one that flies.
been there... done that...

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/ac-usn22/z-types/zrs5-m.htm


55 posted on 05/16/2006 3:21:34 PM PDT by leakinInTheBlueSea
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To: Pukin Dog

I must be pretty bad off then, because you sure come across as a pompous, ignorant @$$.


56 posted on 05/16/2006 3:21:49 PM PDT by LSUfan
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To: atomicpossum

Good one


57 posted on 05/16/2006 3:22:00 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: spikeytx86

Basically equivalent to our LHA's.


58 posted on 05/16/2006 3:22:29 PM PDT by Tallguy (When it's a bet between reality and delusion, bet on reality -- Mark Steyn)
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To: ExtremeAmerican

Nato is not the same thing as the UN.


59 posted on 05/16/2006 3:22:56 PM PDT by Canard
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To: Polybius
Interesting ship but I noticed a few things that don't make sense to me.

The Brits developed the cat system, so why is that it looks like the trust defelctor and starting point for launch is at or past the middle of the deck? And why a ramp if they could use a cat and it looks like they could only launch one plane at a time.

I know they had ramps for the Harrier jump jets, but were they not going to go with someother design, like the carrier variant of the F35 (pictured)?


60 posted on 05/16/2006 3:23:08 PM PDT by AFreeBird (your mileage may vary)
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