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TheArmchairCmd RE:Iran guess what 4/27/2006 9:22:34 PM

Guess who's in the Indian Ocean? CdG and HMS Illustrious. And they will be joined by the HMS Sovereign (SSN)ultimo May.

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S-2 RE:Iran guess what 4/27/2006 10:00:53 PM

Bit earlier than I imagined. Probably just an exercise, don't you think?

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S-2 RE: Another Question 4/27/2006 10:02:12 PM

Do you know if they are outside their deployment schedules?

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Decimatus Another point 4/28/2006 8:08:08 AM

The Air Force is replacing AEF 9/10 with AEF 11/12 over the next 3-6 weeks. Going to be fresh and ready to go for the escalation of tensions.

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DarthAmerica RE: Another Question - S-2 4/28/2006 12:39:20 PM

USS Trenton is for sure. Then there is the Surged CVN in the Carribean which was definately not scheduled. Not saying its part of this but it could certainly be doing better things than annoying Chavez if need be on very short notice.

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Galrahn US Navy Deployments Worth Noting 4/28/2006 3:46:45 PM

My favorite topic, monitoring Navy deployments. Previously Surged to Gulf: USS Vicksburg USS Roosevelt USS Oak Hill Recently Surged to Gulf: USS Hue City USS James E. Williams USS Trenton Recently Surged to South America: USS George Washington USS Monterey USS Stout USS Underwood The USS Enterprise Strike Group is set to deploy in early May to assume responsibility of the Persian Gulf region. They will maintain presence until relieved by the USS Eisenhower, scheduled to deploy in late summer/early fall. In June, the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Reagan, and USS Lincoln will be holding a 3 carrier exercise in the Pacific. It is the last exercise that will be held for the Reagan on its maiden 6 month tour. In July, at least two carriers will participate in "Pacific Rim" this year. "Pacific Rim" is a large multi-national naval maneuvers held near the Hawaiian Islands every two years. Ships from Australia, Chile, Japan, South Korea, Peru and perhaps other nations will take part. In August, The US Navy is holding a very large carrier operation in the Pacific. It will include 3 West Coast carriers and an East Coast Carrier, which will mark the first time an East Coast carrier has operated in the Pacific since Vietnam. I think it is interesting to note that in August, the US will have 5 West Coast Carriers; the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Nimitz, USS Lincoln, USS Stennis, and USS Reagan available, with 3 scheduled to be at sea, AND 4 East Coast carriers; the USS Enterprise, USS George Washington, USS Eisenhower, and USS Roosevelt all available at the same time with at least 2 at sea, with the Kennedy being shut down, the Truman getting its 10 month dry dock, and the USS Carl Vinson getting its 3 year overhaul, can anyone remember the last time the US Navy would have 9 carriers certified for operations at the same time? The answer is, it has not happened since before the Korean War. Will be Deployed or Surge Ready by Summer: USS Iwa Jima ESG USS Bonhomme Richard ESG USS Wasp ESG USS Bataan ESG USS Essex ESG USS Saipan ESG USS Peleliu ESG FYI, it takes 6 ESGs to equal 1 MEB at sea. The US Navy is expected to see the fruit of its adoption of the ?Fleet Response Plan? by the end of May 2006. The results of the last few years converting to the timeline are pretty impressive if you ask me.

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S-2 RE:US Navy Deployments Worth Noting 4/28/2006 8:21:34 PM

No speculation yet, but great analysis. Thank you. Galrahn, you are the man. Nine certified with five at sea. A reinforced MEB able to deploy. Hmmmm.

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Carl S RE:US Navy Deployments Worth Noting 4/29/2006 7:57:31 AM

So are any US Army units doing anything unusuall?

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french stratege RE:US Navy Deployments Worth Noting 4/29/2006 10:43:03 AM

Any military operation against Iran need securing Ormuz straight so to assault the Iranian shore .If not the cost of operation will go tremendous as oil price would skyrockets and put a security problem for US troops in Iraq and units in the gulf.A job for Marines and navy.It is not question that it is of paramount necessity to block any Iranian attempt to lay tenths of thousands of mines in Ormuz straight and let them fire on any minesweeper after.Ot to sink few oil tankers in the narrowest part.

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Decimatus RE:US Navy Deployments Worth Noting 4/29/2006 11:38:02 PM

FS, obviously we are going to make every effort to destroy the Iranians anti-shipping capacity. We know where the CBGs are at and where they are heading, what about destroyers, cruisers, and subs?

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