The RORO cargo ship M/V Cape Isabel arrives in San Diego during a Turbo Activation exercise in 2017. USAF
Warzone/The Drive: Pentagon Orders Sudden Deployment Drill Of Unprecedented Size For Its Sealift Ships
Dozens of reserve logistics ships are getting ready to sail amid concerns about the readiness of these vital support fleets during a major conflict.
U.S. Transportation Command, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command and the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, kicked off a massive snap sealift exercise yesterday across the United States. It involves an unprecedented 28 ships from the Ready Reserve Force, a fleet of support ships with merchant marine crews that would be vital during any large scale conflict, but which has experienced serious readiness problems in recent years leading to concerns that they would be unable to support a sustained conflict abroad.
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WNU Editor:In any major conflict these ships will be vital.
2 comments:
I hope Trump won't go for war and that this is just signaling. most importantly any evidence brought forward against Iran must be verified. And any kinetic action should come from Saudi Arabia. It's their homeland! And they attacked the US in 2001...Come on
"US does this 4 times a year, relax." While I don't know exactly how many times a year our military does this type of drill, it is generally considered a good idea to always be practicing and updating. For example as a Certified Public Accountant I must take continuing education every year to stay up to date and to stay sharp. This is going to be the same with any military. We do not get up tight every time North Korea, China, Russia, or other countries engage in massive military drills. I'd tend to agree. Relax.
With that said as a Canadian this is easy for you to relax. The heads of your loved ones are not on the chopping block should this go wrong. My leaders (Americans) screw up and it is the heads of my loved ones who are no the chopping block.
In the current context of a military conflict with Iran we should be under no delusions. This will be very difficult, millions and likely 10s of millions of Americans are going to die, and victory is far from certain. Fortunately I think president Trump is smart enough to not walk into the trap the Iranians appear to be trying to set. As for other US leaders, I can only hope and pray they are as prudent as he is. At this time, I am grateful that we have someone like him as POTUS.
For now we need to relax as you say. There appears to be nothing unusual about a drill like this and, in fact, it would be more concerning if they did not conduct this drill.
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