Seven CVBGS to sail within the month.....

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-05-29 07:53pm

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S= ... v=23ii0Elx

A major exercise soon to be underway will have a large part of the Navy fleet deploying out of Norfolk.

WAVY News 10 has learned the Navy is sending seven carrier strike groups out to sea.

The exercise is designed to test the Navy's new rapid deployment readiness.

Several Norfolk-based carrier strike groups will participate. The USS George Washington is already deployed. Two others, the USS Enterprise and USS Harry S Truman will leave soon.

Other carriers involved in the exercise include the USS John F. Kennedy, the USS John S. Stennis, and the USS Ronald Reagan - which left Norfolk on Thursday.

While the Navy won't say where the seven carrier groups are going, the carriers not already deployed are expected to be gone for only one to two months.

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Major portino of the Royal Navy is also going to sea for aforementioned
"Exercise"

Sooooooo.........do you think Bush is going to whack someone?

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-05-29 09:12pm

The saber is a'rattlin'.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-05-29 09:13pm

Do they conduct war games with that many carriers?

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2004-05-29 09:24pm

Gil Hamilton wrote:Do they conduct war games with that many carriers?

Not ususlly, but of course war games can be as big as they want them to be (as far as finances, deployment commitments and logistics allow, that is) this is indeed one of the largest wargames I've heard about, however.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-05-30 12:52am

But why would the Ronald Regan be involved? Isn't she brand new and running with the bare minimum of ordinance (IIRC they don't even have a full fighter compliment yet)?

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-05-30 01:38am

The Kernel wrote:But why would the Ronald Regan be involved? Isn't she brand new and running with the bare minimum of ordinance (IIRC they don't even have a full fighter compliment yet)?

Hint: No carrier has a "full" fighter compliment.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2004-05-30 01:40am

I highly doubt this is going to be some new, major war. For one thing the last thing Bush needs right now is another war, much less one with no warning or debate. My guess is it's a show of force directed in the direction of Iraq if anything.

Deathstalker · Post by **Deathstalker** » 2004-05-30 02:18am

Going to be quiet here in Hampton Roads for a while with Norfolk cleaned out!

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2004-05-30 02:42am

The Kernel wrote:But why would the Ronald Regan be involved? Isn't she brand new and running with the bare minimum of ordinance (IIRC they don't even have a full fighter compliment yet)?

Dunno, maybe they want to give her a good shakedown cruise?

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-05-30 05:32am

Stormbringer wrote:
Hint: No carrier has a "full" fighter compliment.

Yeah, but the Ronald Reagan has less than is the norm.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2004-05-30 09:08am

Shep, the Stennis left last monday for a regular deployment. I even saw it transit.