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  • US holds unprecedented seven-carrier military exercise with three intentions

    08/08/2004 9:09:53 AM PDT · by hedgetrimmer · 32 replies · 1,040+ views
    People's Daily Online ^ | August 06, 2004 | People's Daily Online
    Currently the US' seven aircraft carriers are busy holding a global military exercise. During the exercise, dubbed Summer Pulse 2004, the US puts altogether 150,000 troops from the army, navy and air force, more than 600 fighter planes and seven of its 12 carrier groups. The unprecedented scale, therefore, attracts the attention from various sides. Some analysts believe the US is holding a large aircraft carrier military drill with its eyes on China. The US intentions, however, do not stop at that. The military drill is not centered on west Pacific According to the CRI Online the US seven-carrier global...