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2007-01-13 Southeast Asia

Aircraft carrier Reagan to deploy again just 6 months after return

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Posted by Frank G 2007-01-13 10:23|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "... But its crew is likely to get deployment orders with the best week."

Whoever leaked this should be looking for a new job. These men and they're families should not have to read about this before they get they're orders.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-13 11:05|| 2007-01-13 11:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Next. Not best. D'oh!

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-13 11:07|| 2007-01-13 11:07|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm confused. The headline implies that 6 months is an unusually short time for a carrier to wait between deployments. But that doesn't make sense; 6 months would give you a 50% duty cycle, and that makes sense to me.

Heck, I vaguely remember that subs have two crews that go out in rotation. I'm sure that's just not possible with carriers -- too many people -- but I'm still struck that the headline is frankly alarmist when I don't think it needs to be.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-01-13 12:12|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-01-13 12:12|| Front Page Top

#4 6 months is a very short time after a shakedown cruise. After a shakedown, you have to assume tens of thousands of problems will be discovered, most of which are small, but all of which you want fixed.

It covers the gamut, from glitches and improper installation, to manufacturing faults buried deep within the hull under 500 pounds of wiring. Every exposed weld has to be inspected and any stress fractures, corrosion and metal fatigue reported.

It is a gawdawful amount of work.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-01-13 12:32|| 2007-01-13 12:32|| Front Page Top

#5 That wasn't her "shakedown" cruise, that was done long ago. This is 6 months after her first full deployment.

Posted by crosspatch">crosspatch 2007-01-13 13:14|| http://crufty.blogspot.com]">[http://crufty.blogspot.com] 2007-01-13 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 So what! I don't remember anybody getting in a tizzy about the boat I was on making a couple of back-to-back northern "Hydrographic Surveys". For a total time submerged (SUBMERGED!!)
of 182 days! So cry me a river, wussy boys.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2007-01-13 13:17|| 2007-01-13 13:17|| Front Page Top

#7 LOL - the point in posting this is that the Stennis will be in the gulf a LOT longer than a two week show of flag....wonder why?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-13 13:33|| 2007-01-13 13:33|| Front Page Top

#8 I would think that this one of those 'officially authorized' leaks. Like, we want someone to know something. It can keep peace on the seas.

Posted by Free Radical">Free Radical 2007-01-13 18:54|| 2007-01-13 18:54|| Front Page Top

#9 Couple of clarifications may be in order:
"The Stennis strike group which includes three aviation squadrons from San Diego" There are moer than 3 squadrons aboard any CV; in addition to the attack and fighter guys ( now all lumped into the Hornet) there are the S-3, E-2C, EA-6B and SH-60 outfits, all tasked with vital functions. They mey not be dropping bombs or firing cannons, but they are providing services to keep the Lane Darts and the CV safe (not counting that little Chinese sub / Kitty Hawk thing the other day)
Second: a 6 month turn around is unusual: in addition to all the CV-based stuff posted earlier, there is an enormous amount of work for the squadrons: personnel and aircraft transfers, training, in depth maintenance on the birds that couldn't be done underway. That's not to say it is impossible, because this article clearly speaks to the event happening, but the reality is, while do-able in a short-term or surge mode, long term there will be a cost.
Sorry to be so long winded.
Personal opinion: AA5839, I don't think anybody is crying, but you make no mention of all the perks you bubbleheads get that are not availalble to the rest of the Navy. I got to spend about 3 weeks in Bangor and I was truly impressed with the professionalism and support your side of the Nav gets compared to the Airedales. But all that aside, watching a bird that you spent 6 months reasembling from a basket case make its fist flight and come back gripe free gave me and my crew a huge amount of satisfaction. Can't put a price tag on that.

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-01-13 21:01|| 2007-01-13 21:01|| Front Page Top

#10 if the flag does go up lets keep our fingers crossed [& say a prayer] for our men and women.

Posted by RD 2007-01-13 22:48|| 2007-01-13 22:48|| Front Page Top

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