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| Iwo Jima ESG Joins Eisenhower and Enterprise in Persian Gulf |
| 2006-10-21 |
| Tuesday, Oct. 17, the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group steamed into the Persian Gulf to join the US naval, air and marine concentration piling up opposite IranÂ’s shores. It consists of the amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, the guided-missile destroyers USS Cole and USS Bulkeley, the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea, the attack submarine USS Albuquerque, and the dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island. The Iwo Jima group is now cruising 60 km from Kuwait off IranÂ’s coast. As DEBKAfile and DEBKA-Net-Weekly reported exclusively two weeks ago, three US naval task forces will be in place opposite Iran in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea by October 21. The other two are the USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and the USS Enterprise Strike Group. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #10 IMHO - the cruise-missile carrying Subs will be there to start the fireworks - and you'll never hear about before it happens. As it should be |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-10-21 20:11 |
| #9 The Eisenhower is in the Med, OP, listed as of yesterday as on port visit in Naples. The Enterprise CSG, the Iwo Jima and Nashville ESGs and the Saipan are listed as in "the Persian Gulf", but of course that's just the general region, at least for the carriers. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-10-21 19:45 |
| #8 I doubt the Eisenhower and Enterprise strike groups will actually enter the Persian Gulf. That would be rather assinine. Standing by in the Arabian Sea would do quite nicely. I'd also check and see what's happening in the Med. Having another carrier battle group off Lebanon wouldn't be a bad thing. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-10-21 19:31 |
| #7 According to the Navy's site, which they sometimes "forget" to update LOL, also in the Persian Gulf is the USS Saipan, an amphibious warfare ship. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children will have a short helo hop to the shoreline from it. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-10-21 19:28 |
| #6 Let me get this straight... just so I understand... there are now three carrier groups in the Persian Gulf? Just checking for facts. And how many days to election day? What is that question all US Presidents are suppose to ask, when trouble get stirred up? "Where are the carriers?" |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-10-21 19:12 |
| #5 Nice to see that the USS Cole has been invited to the party. Let's hope they get a chance to return the |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-10-21 19:11 |
| #4 I did forecast heavy overcast with major boomers after Nov 7th. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-10-21 19:10 |
| #3 Expensive fishing expedition |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-10-21 19:08 |
| #2 Ahmanutjob had better get his will updated on or before Election Day, November 7th. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-10-21 17:12 |
| #1 Well, if Iran had plans of controlling the persian gulf they're too late now. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-10-21 16:40 |