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Southeast Asia
France to send helicopter carrier to Asia
2005-01-02
France will send the helicopter carrier Jeanne d'Arc and the frigate George Leygues to Asia on Monday to provide medical aid to the countries hit by the tsunamis, Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Sunday in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche.
Time for a Rantburg future.
"The urgency is to avoid a health disaster," the minister said, announcing that the two warships as well as an Airbus 310 carrying 12 tonnes of water purifying material and medication would be sent on Monday. The ships would have medical teams (16 doctors on the Jeanne d'Arc), an operating theatre and five helicopters.
That would help.
In the same paper Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin announced the setting up Sunday of a field hospital in Sumatra staffed by 70 paramedics, and a mission to identify victims by specialized teams from the police and gendarmerie in Thailand and Sri Lanka. On European co-ordination, the minister said the French were "the first in Colombo" and "we are the most numerous, that is why the European Union gave us this essential task."
Say 'hi' to the Marines when you arrive.
Posted by:Steve White

#16  Named after a troublesome woman who got burned at the stake? Oh, great. Two tickets, please...
Posted by: mojo   2005-01-02 10:28:54 PM  

#15  Only 2, I fear... our own beleagered JFM (whom I would love to drag over here, lol!) and The Dissident Frogman... Maybe a third, if the Pave France blog is still operating, heh.
Posted by: .com   2005-01-02 7:59:38 PM  

#14  Is there no one in France that realizes what a self-parody France has become?
Posted by: RWV   2005-01-02 7:56:31 PM  

#13  Shipman, it might be the only one they have that could stay afloat long enough to get to the Indian Ocean.
Posted by: RWV   2005-01-02 7:54:31 PM  

#12  Actually it's a pretty well designed ship, helicopters cruiser plus school ship. It's the right one to send.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-01-02 6:29:59 PM  

#11  Jeanne d'Arc
Salida del servicio: disposicion para servir hasta el 2005. Le dernier voyage.
I have heard that they have very good marine junk yards in India.
Posted by: SwissTex   2005-01-02 5:22:25 PM  

#10  Sending them on Monday? From France? How long will it be before they get there?
Posted by: Tom   2005-01-02 2:29:53 PM  

#9  
France will send ... to Asia on Monday
Well, ain't that special.

Hey, assholes, the disaster is over a week old. If you can't get your shit together any sooner than that, of what use are you?

How do these clowns find their own asses? (Never mind - I know the answer. They feel the top of their necks.)
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-01-02 11:30:21 AM  

#8  It still holds according to http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/jeanne_d-arc.htm
Posted by: JFM   2005-01-02 4:42:17 AM  

#7  Traditionally the "Jeanne d'Arc" name has been reserved for the ship of the French Naval Academy who takes aspiring officers in a world around trip for vacation instruction. I don't know if this still holds.
Posted by: JFM   2005-01-02 4:38:44 AM  

#6  Spont on, Dr Steve, lol! CL asked, so... I aims ta pleeze ya know...
Posted by: .com   2005-01-02 2:03:17 AM  

#5  .com: that's not a helicopter carrier! That's a friggin' destroyer with a landing deck on the back for a few frickin' helicopters!

The friggin French -- must they blow everything out of proportion?
Posted by: Steve White   2005-01-02 1:48:31 AM  

#4  Bon voyage for the frogs.

Oh, and keep a sharp eye out for that new (*CRUNCH*) reef...
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-01-02 1:31:37 AM  

#3  And here she is, CL, lol!
Posted by: .com   2005-01-02 1:24:12 AM  

#2  What, no photo .com?

Bon voyage for the frogs. May their prop stay on for the duration.
Posted by: Classical_Liberal   2005-01-02 1:17:29 AM  

#1  Do they have extensive carrier repair facilities somewhere over there? They say "Asia" and that covers a lot of territory, lol! I guess wherever it makes it to will be where they'll claim was intended. Of course getting it back, afterwards, involves my initial question...

Oh, that does include all five (giggle) helicopters, too, right? Big-ass carrier. 5 helos. Oh well, every little bit helps. Who'll provide facilities for keeping the helos up? Lol - there's no end to this, methinks.

Color me impressed!
Posted by: .com   2005-01-02 1:11:16 AM  

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