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| Aircraft Carrier May Be Sent Back to Gulf Region |
| 2002-12-27 |
| The Defense Department has placed the USS George Washington, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, on alert for a possible return to the Gulf region only days after it came back from a six-month deployment, a U.S. official said on Friday. The development came as the United States continues to build up its forces in the Gulf region ahead of a possible war against Iraq. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the redeployment of the George Washington could come with 96 hours notice. CNN is reporting a second carrier on the west coast was also going to be notified, no name yet. Just as I thought, a quick turn around after the holidays. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Here in San Diego, my office window looks out to North Island and down the bay to the 32nd st Pac Fleet wharfs.....it's never been so empty. Only one carrier out of 3 is in port, there's been a couple ships going in/out daily... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-12-28 11:02:50 |
| #3 Sorry - I see you already have the hospital ship story below, with lots of other deployment details. Still, I think it's interesting... |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-27 23:09:13 |
| #2 Someone at Rantburg said the other day that the thing to watch for is the hospital ships leaving port. The USNS Comfort has been told to be ready to sail on Monday. Here's the story: http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=1968208 What do you make of this? |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-27 22:57:36 |
| #1 Update: "Either the USS Abraham Lincoln or the USS Kitty Hawk battle group would be sent from the Pacific fleets. The Abraham Lincoln is in Perth, Australia, having just left the Persian Gulf region. The Kitty Hawk is in port in Japan." |
| Posted by: Steve 2002-12-27 14:48:54 |