ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2014 ) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) leads a formation of ships from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 during a maneuvering exercise. Theodore Roosevelt participated in the exercise with the Peruvian submarine BAP Islay (SS 35), the guided-missile destroyers USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), USS Farragut (DDG 99) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). Theodore Roosevelt is underway preparing for future deployments.
Military.com: Six Aircraft Carriers Underway Marks Milestone for Navy: Top Officer
As the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean Sea this week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told lawmakers on Capitol Hill the deployment has historic import for the Navy.
Speaking at a meeting of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus on Tuesday morning, Richardson provided new details about the Navy's missions in two high-profile regions.
American warships are operating in the South China Sea, where intensifying territorial counterclaims and aggressive actions by China are responsible for heightening tension, and the Middle East, where two carriers -- the Harry S. Truman and the Eisenhower -- now are positioned to carry out airstrikes against targets of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
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WNU Editor: This is a clear sign (to me) on how tense the world is now becoming.
3 comments:
You'd think something's up, eh Editor?
Maybe the Russians aren't the only one mobilizing.
Duh
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