[artichokegrower]

Can US Ships Even Get To China In A Fight? And that’s if the US Navy can even get to the fight. In March US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin issued an order to close the massive Red Hill ship bunker fuel tanks in Hawaii after they leaked, poisoning the local water supply. In doing these sources tell us he did not discuss the problem or develop working solutions, with the help of US Maritime Administration or US Merchant Marine Captains. Had he done that US Merchant Marine experts say refueling US Navy ships in a conflict is nearly impossible. Impossible considering the age and status of the United State’s Military Sealift Command tanker fleet, which are the ships responsible for at-sea refueling of both ships and aircraft. Shipbuilding experts find it very unlikely that Austin will be able to find the funding or the shipyards need to build a fleet of merchant tankers with “equally advanced and resilient fueling capability.”

You had better watch out China!

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: Transgender Rights Are Human Rights

“And today we reaffirm that transgender rights are human rights,” he added. “And that America is safer and better when every qualified citizen can serve with pride and dignity. Now that's real progress.”

[kiryandil]

“With charity toward none, and monkey pox for all.”

[DannyTN]

Taiwan needs to be prepared to sink 16,000 ships and boats.

[Seruzawa]

Ok. Well then, don’t build another Carrier. Then one could build all the tankers one pleases. If one were competent.

[Captainpaintball]

Imagine 1000s of shipping tankers EACH with shipping container missiles? Imagine a scenario where we have a “supply chain crisis” where 1000s of these ships with thousands of missiles are sitting idle, totally surrounding the USA? Imagine if these shipping containers are transported all over each and every corner of the US ready to launch at any time?

[Alas Babylon!]

US Navy unveils first ever undersea ‘Orca’ drone

This system goes online this year.

We need to make thousands of them.

Takes out any Chinese ships, Navy or commerical.

[Rennes Templar]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4065004/posts?page=27

[kiryandil]

Deeper in the article, we find the usual short-sighted dissing by the established military branches of important assets like the Merchant Marine, which was in the thick of the fighting during World War II.

[marktwain]

This is the type of training that has not been provided to US Merchant Mariners since the US Maritime Administration closed down the Global Maritime and Transportation School in 2012.

Under Obama. This plan to downsize and degrade US power has been underway for a long time.

[Secret Agent Man]

Its just mindboggling how idiotic people are

Of course their shipping is

They are a SOCIALIST country!!!!!!

Good gravy people.

[Chode]