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2002-12-05 Axis of Evil

Carrier fleet leaves US for possible Iraq showdown

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Posted by Steve 2002-12-05 01:34 pm|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The George Washington battle group is scheduled to depart the region about December 20. It'll be interesting to see if it does.

Rear Admiral Snufflebeam commands the Truman group. Former Pentagon spokeman. The group has a Marine MEU with it, I believe.

Posted by Chuck 2002-12-05 14:15:22|| [www.simmins.org] 2002-12-05 14:15:22|| Front Page Top

#2 The group has a Marine MEU with it, I believe.

One o' them nasty helicopter assault carriers?

Good. Go get 'em, gyrenes...

Posted by mojo 2002-12-05 16:08:42|| 2002-12-05 16:08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 They'll be there in time to mop up.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-05 16:14:10|| 2002-12-05 16:14:10|| Front Page Top

#4 I like what one of the execs on the Truman said when it left port: "think of us as 98,000 tons of diplomacy".

Posted by Jack 2002-12-06 03:43:34|| 2002-12-06 03:43:34|| Front Page Top

#5 You would be correct about the MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) All carrier battle groups have one and there is about 5,000 Napalm pissing Marines (like myself) Itching for some trigger time on a few no good terrorist types.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-06 03:44:02|| 2002-12-06 03:44:02|| Front Page Top

#6 The battle group consists of the aircraft carrier USS Hary S.Truman and 11 other warships;
the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto,
the guided-missile destroyers USS Oscar Austin,
USS Mitscher and USS Donald Cook,
the destroyers USS Briscoe and USS Deyo,
the guided-missile frigate USS Hawes,
the attack submarine Montpelier,
the oiler USS Kanawha and the ammunition ship USS Mount Baker

The battle group also includes Air Wing 3,
made up of about 80 aircraft from Norfolk;
Virginia Beach, Virginia; Jacksonville, Florida;
Whidbey Island, Washington; and Beaufort, South Carolina. No Marine unit was listed as part of the battle group sailing from Norfolk, I believe they are already there in the Gulf.

Posted by Steve 2002-12-06 09:25:08|| 2002-12-06 09:25:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Vaya con dios, boys, and give 'em hell!

Posted by Ptah 2002-12-06 11:09:26|| 2002-12-06 11:09:26|| Front Page Top

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