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To: BurbankKarl
What are the closest US naval assets in the Mediterranean Sea that can effect an evacuation? Also, isn't it true that there in -no- US Carrier Group in the Persian Gulf?
1,337 posted on 07/16/2006 12:09:46 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

The Iwo Jima group is the closest assets in the area, not sure what else there is in the 6th fleet inventory.

The battle group was training in the Med up until a few weeks ago, and were transiting the Red Sea last I heard.

There is no carrier group in the Med. There were three off NK during those launches, but now there are two in that general area, one in Indonesia, 2 in So Cal, one in the Atlantic, and one in the Persian Gulf. I think one carrier is in dry dock also.


1,363 posted on 07/16/2006 12:18:37 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 281

Ships Underway (away from homeport): 130 ships (46% of total)

On deployment: 98 ships (35% of total)

Attack submarines underway
(away from homeport): 23 submarines (43%)

On deployment: 11 submarines (20%)
Ships Underway

Carriers:
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Pacific Ocean
USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - South China Sea
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - Pacific Ocean
USS George Washington (CVN 73) - Atlantic Ocean
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean

Hospital Ships
USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) - Pulau Simeulue, Indonesia

Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG):
USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - port visit, Phuket, Thailand
USS Ogden (LPD 5) - port visit, Phuket, Thailand
USS Germantown (LSD 42) - port visit, Phuket, Thailand

Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG):
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - Red Sea
USS Nashville (LPD 13) - Red Sea
USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) - Red Sea

Amphibious Warfare Ships:
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Pacific Ocean
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) - Pacific Ocean
USS Cleveland (LPD 7) - Pacific Ocean
USS Dubuque (LPD 8) - Pacific Ocean
USS Denver (LPD 9) - Pacific Ocean
USS Trenton (LPD 14) - North Arabian Sea
USS San Antonio (LPD 17) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Atlantic Ocean
USS Comstock (LSD 45) - Pacific Ocean
USS Tortuga (LSD 46) - port visit, Sarabaya, Indonesia
USS Rushmore (LSD 47) - Pacific Ocean
USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - port visit, Yokosuka, Japan
USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) - port visit, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.

Aircraft (operational): 4000+


Reagan is in San Diego and Stennis is off shore California getting battle ready.


1,372 posted on 07/16/2006 12:20:28 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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