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  • MASSIVE USN exercise imminent

    www.wavy.com/Global/story...v=23ii0Elx

    This is a report from WAVY Channel 10 in Norfolk that the USN is planning a 'rapid response' exercise that will include:

    USS Enterprise CVBG
    USS George Washington CVBG
    USS Harry S Truman CVBG
    USS John F. Kennedy CVBG
    USS John Stennis CVBG
    USS Ronald Reagan CVBG

    In addition , USS Kitty Hawk and her full CVBG left Japan for officially unrelated exercises.

    Guys, two CVBGs are an exercise.

    Seven is a warning...or a campaign.

    And according to David Newton, board admin of History, politics and current affair, "There's also a major portion of the RN at sea at the moment for an exercise of the east coast of the US. When I say major I mean HMS Invincible, HMS Ocean, HMS Albion, escorts, RFA tankers and a MCMV squadron. It really does look like a major demonstration of power is in process."

    Thoughts?

  • #2
    Wow! That's alot of firepower on the move. I hope all is well.
    No man is free until all men are free - John Hossack
    I agree completely with this Administration’s goal of a regime change in Iraq-John Kerry
    even if that enforcement is mostly at the hands of the United States, a right we retain even if the Security Council fails to act-John Kerry
    He may even miscalculate and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. It’s the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat-John Kerry

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    • #3
      Originally posted by M21Sniper
      www.wavy.com/Global/story...v=23ii0Elx

      This is a report from WAVY Channel 10 in Norfolk that the USN is planning a 'rapid response' exercise that will include:

      USS Enterprise CVBG
      USS George Washington CVBG
      USS Harry S Truman CVBG
      USS John F. Kennedy CVBG
      USS John Stennis CVBG
      USS Ronald Reagan CVBG

      In addition , USS Kitty Hawk and her full CVBG left Japan for officially unrelated exercises.

      Guys, two CVBGs are an exercise.

      Seven is a warning...or a campaign.

      And according to David Newton, board admin of History, politics and current affair, "There's also a major portion of the RN at sea at the moment for an exercise of the east coast of the US. When I say major I mean HMS Invincible, HMS Ocean, HMS Albion, escorts, RFA tankers and a MCMV squadron. It really does look like a major demonstration of power is in process."

      Thoughts?
      What's their heading?
      "Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."

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      • #4
        The link to the story doesn't work.
        No man is free until all men are free - John Hossack
        I agree completely with this Administration’s goal of a regime change in Iraq-John Kerry
        even if that enforcement is mostly at the hands of the United States, a right we retain even if the Security Council fails to act-John Kerry
        He may even miscalculate and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. It’s the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat-John Kerry

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        • #5
          Try that link

          "Navy to Deploy Carrier Groups to Test Rapid Readiness
          http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp...8&nav=23iiNU2h
          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."
          Last edited by Bill; 29 May 04,, 19:52.

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          • #6
            Well what countries could we be sending a warning.
            Last edited by Praxus; 29 May 04,, 20:15.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Praxus
              Well what countries could we be sending a warning.
              North Korea, Iran, Libya (I heard some nuke content went missing from the UN), etc. Also, possibly China or a training exercise, they started a massive buildup a few days ago, the article dident say where, I assume near Taiwan (Everytime they do something its Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan).

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              • #8
                I don't see any news about this anywhere else though...

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                • #9
                  WAVY 10 is the local Norfolk, Va. CBS affiliate.

                  I have independently confirmed the report with USN servicemembers.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by M21Sniper
                    WAVY 10 is the local Norfolk, Va. CBS affiliate.

                    I have independently confirmed the report with USN servicemembers.
                    Did you find where they were going?

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                    • #11
                      I hope they are going straight to Iran and release about 1000 Tomahawks and bomb the damn country for about 60 days.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Praxus
                        I hope they are going straight to Iran and release about 1000 Tomahawks and bomb the damn country for about 60 days.
                        How ironic, that was my hope lol ... its either to Iran or North Korea.

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                        • #13
                          No one knows where they're all going. They may not be going 'anywhere', it could really just be an exercise....maybe.

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                          • #14
                            Some follow up...

                            Navy Tests New Operational Construct
                            Seven Carrier Strike Groups Underway for Exercise “Summer Pulse 04”


                            The Department of Defense announced today that this summer, simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier strike groups (CSGs) will demonstrate the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat power across the globe by operating in five theaters with other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. “Summer Pulse 04” will be the Navy’s first exercise of its new operational construct, the Fleet Response Plan (FRP). FRP is about new ways of operating, training, manning, and maintaining the fleet that results in increased force readiness and the ability to provide significant combat power to the President in response to a national emergency or crisis.


                            Beginning this week and continuing through August, the Navy will exercise the full range of skills involved in simultaneously deploying and employing carrier strike groups around the world. “Summer Pulse 04” will include scheduled deployments, surge operations, joint and international exercises, and other advanced training and port visits.


                            Under the FRP construct, the Navy can provide six CSGs in less than 30 days to support contingency operations around the globe, and two more CSGs can be ready in three months to reinforce or rotate with initially responding forces, to continue presence operations in other parts of the world, or to support military action in another crisis. “Summer Pulse 04” will exercise the logistics and shore infrastructure necessary to execute a large scale surge operation, stress the operational concepts in the Navy’s Sea Power 21 strategy, and improve Navy interoperability with numerous allies and coalition partners as well as other U.S. military forces.


                            The seven aircraft carriers involved in “Summer Pulse 04” will include: the Norfolk-based USS George Washington CSG and the San Diego-based USS John C. Stennis CSG, both currently deployed, and Yokosuka, Japan-based USS Kitty Hawk. The Mayport, Fla.-based USS John F Kennedy CSG will begin a combined and joint exercise early this month, followed by a scheduled overseas deployment. The Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman CSG will conduct a scheduled training exercise followed by overseas pulse operations with the Norfolk-based USS Enterprise CSG, beginning early this month. USS Ronald Reagan will conduct operations in the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command theaters during the ship’s interfleet transfer from Norfolk, Va., to its Pacific Fleet homeport of San Diego.


                            The near-simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups provides the Navy and the joint combatant commanders an opportunity to exercise the FRP while maintaining the ability to respond to crises around the globe, enhance regional security and relationships, meet combatant commander requirements including forward presence, and demonstrate a commitment to allies and coalition partners. “Summer Pulse 04” is scheduled to conclude in August.


                            For more information on the “Summer Pulse 04” events and to schedule coverage opportunities, please contact Fleet Forces Command media office at (757) 836-3600.

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